Cooking for Casey

For those of you who don't know, my husband Casey is an extremely picky eater. He eats very few vegetables, very rarely eats any type of seafood, and is SUPER weird about textures.

For those of you who don't know me, I love almost EVERYTHING and am a self proclaimed foodie. I love trying new things, exotic foods, and cooking new recipes.

At first it was really tough for me to accept/understand Casey's food phobias and I would get really hurt if he didn't want to try new things that I prepared. I've since gotten over this, but I still strive to make "Casey friendly" meals that he will enjoy and I get a overwhelming sense of accomplishment when I make something that he will not only eat, but really likes.

This week I made one such meal. Red beans and rice
with sausage. At first he was skeptical but after he tried it he really loved it (as in had leftovers the next day loved it).




I used a recipe from Everyday Food as a base and then tweaked it to "Casefy" it. Here is the recipe with my tweaks in case anyone is interested.

2 tablespoons olive oil
Minced dried onions (he claims to not like these but rarely notices them)
2 cloves of garlic, minced
Kosher salt and pepper
Cumin
Dried oregano
1 cup long grain rice (I've used brown rice before too)
1 can of red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups of chicken broth
Blackened seasoning to taste
Regular link sausage (I used HEB brand regular), sliced and quartered.

1. In a medium saucepan heat the oil and sauté the onions and garlic for a few minutes.
2. Season with salt and pepper, add cumin, oregano, and rice. Stir and cook for about a minute.
3. Add beans, broth, then stir and blackened seasoning.
4. Bring mixture to a boil, then cover and reduce to a medium simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes.
5. In a skillet, sauté the sausage until heated through and then add to beans and rice.

If you have picky eaters, try this. It worked for my hubby!


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