Ingredients
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1 cup dried black beans
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1 cup dried red beans
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1 cup dried black-eyed peas
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9 cups hot water
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1 cup organic sweet brown rice
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1/2 cup barley
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1/2 cup quinoa
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2 cups water
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 lbs ground turkey or 2 lbs ground beef
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1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped
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1/2 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
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1/2 yellow bell pepper, coarsely chopped
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2 cups frozen whole kernel corn or 2 cups fresh whole kernel corn
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3 -4 cloves garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon roasted red chili paste
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salt
Instructions
- Ahead of time:
- Prepare dried beans in a slow cooker.
- Cook on high until tender, (Approx. 3 hours).
- Prepare grains in rice cooker following directions for 2 cups of grain.
- (Approx 70 mins).
- When beans and grains are cooked:
- In a very large skillet or sautee pan, heat half of the olive oil and brown the meat.
- Remove the meat to drain.
- Add the remaining oil and then cooking over medium heat, add chopped onions, peppers and garlic.
- Cook these until crisp-tender.
- Stir in corn and red chile paste (as desired).
- Add the cooked beans (including all the juice) and the cooked grains.
- Add the drained meat.
- Salt to taste and stir well.
- Simmer the mixture to slightly reduce the liquid and meld the flavors.