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Rainbow Rice with Steak and Peppers

If you love steak and peppers, you'll love rainbow rice! This recipe was my favorite dish my mom would make as a kid and still is today because it's so flavorful that I can eat it on its own by the bowl.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
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Ingredients

WHITE RICE

  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

STEAK AND PEPPERS SAUCE

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 of 1 whole green bell pepper chopped small
  • 1/2 of 1 whole yellow bell pepper chopped small
  • 1/2 of 1 whole orange bell pepper chopped small
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 pound flank steak cut into small cubes
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup Italian Dressing to taste
  • 2 small Roma tomatoes cut into small cubes
  • 2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped

Instructions 

WHITE RICE

  1. Rinse rice with cold water until it runs clear.
  2. Add 4 cups of water to a pot over medium-high heat. Bring it to a boil. Then add the rinsed rice, olive oil, and salt. Stir. Once the water begins to bubble again, drop the heat to low and cover tightly for 13 minutes.
  3. After 13 minutes, leave it covered for another 5 to 10 minutes with the lid on. Then take a fork and fluff the rice and set it aside for now.

STEAK AND PEPPERS SAUCE

  1. To a sauce pan, add the olive oil along with the diced bell peppers. Saute for about 3 minutes just until they soften a bit. Then add the garlic and saute for another minute.
  2. Add the steak along with cumin, paprika, ginger, onion powder, turmeric, black pepper, and salt. Mix together and cook just until the meat is browned.
  3. Then add the tomato sauce and Italian dressing. Mix and taste. Adjust any seasoning as you would like.
  4. Finally, add the diced tomatoes, parsley, and cilantro. Allow the tomatoes to soften for 1 to 2 minutes. Give it one final mix and take off the heat.
  5. Add the white rice to the sauce and mix to coat. Serve warm!

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