We have a guest blogger. My sweet husband made dinner tonight! He made dirty rice, one of my favorite foods. It also happens to be a very filling frugal meal.
Rice- 2 cups uncooked rice out of a $2 5-pound bag from Big Lots = $0.40
Chicken hearts and gizzards- $1.16
Flour and seasonings
Total: $1.56
Thoroughly rinse all innards before cooking, soak a few minutes in salted water. Drain and spread out on a cutting board.
Cut connective tissue between two lobes of gizzards, slice lobes in half lengthwise
Gizzard before cutting
Gizzards after cutting and trimming
Slice hearts in half lengthwise
A chicken heart
Sliced chicken heart
Dredge in flour
don’t crowd the frying pan, cook in batches
skewer several pieces together to get an accurate reading
Cook rice (garlic powder, thyme, salt, black pepper, cayenne based hot sauce), stir together and serve.
Dirty Rice
Mmmm, now I’m hungry for more! Leftovers are great!
