Chorizo Rice Hash

 

Father's Day...

A day to celebrate the men in our lives. They are the thread of our inner fabric and the reason we came to be. They are our friends, our mentors and our Heroes. Today was the typical father's day breakfast in bed. However, the meal was nothing like our typical meal that the kids used to make with pancakes, bacon (screech, but yes) and potatoes with toast. My kids loved making daddy a manly meal fit for a king. But our king has since joined the ranks of healthy eating, craving great meals instead of portions of meat. Our man loves vegan food, mostly because I strive to make it easy for him to succeed. Let's face it... For some of us that weren't born eating vegan, it's been a tough road. But if you set yourself up for success, a clean pantry, fruits on the counter and skip making your freezer a morgue...then you will succeed. Eating well starts in the home and will follow you anywhere. So after my hubby had this meal, he kept saying how delicious and hearty it was along with it being so satisfying. Father's Day Served!

 

 How about a little bubbly?  A nice cranberry Mimosa to top his meal.  2 parts champagne, 1 part cranberry juice and a floating fresh raspberry or strawberry.

 

What I love about hash is you just throw it in the pan, cook it up and it's done. It's what I call "breakfast simplified!" And pretty much, cook up whatever is leftover in your fridge and you have a hash. For this, I cooked up my leftover sushi rice and zucchinis.

 

Chorizo Rice Hash

 

1 1/2 cups cooked rice

1/2 cup chopped zucchini

5 ounces vegan chorizo

2 green onions sliced

1 tsp garlic

3 ounces soft tofu

1 can refried beans

Salt to taste

 

 

In a hot pan, drizzle a little olive oil and cook the onions and zucchini for 2 minutes on med-high heat. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook for an additional 3- 4 minutes.  The beautiful thing about vegan chorizo...you don't have to worry about cooking it forever to get the "Bugs" out of it. (I know that's gross to put into a recipe but it's true, so grossly true!)

Scoot the hash to one half of the pan and add the can of beans to the other half.  Stir the beans gently until cooked, about 1-2 minutes.  Don't worry if they get mixed a little, but try to keep them separate.  This step is to save time and dishes, and did I mention I hate doing dishes?  Serve with warm tortillas. 

 

 

Here is a deliciously hearty meal in less than ten minutes if it's all prepped beforehand.  Enjoy on Father's day or heck...why not make this everyday and celebrate that too!

 

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