Southwest Steak Jambalaya

Submitted by Buffington

"My husband is super creative when it comes to food and this is something that he came up. We just used what we had on hand, leftovers, etc. and threw it together. Yum!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 cups uncooked rice (I used boil-in-bag, minute rice would also work)
• 1 1⁄2 lbs rib eye steaks, cooked and cooled (leftovers work great!)
• 1⁄4 white onion, cut into large pieces with layers separated
• 1⁄4 cup lime juice
• 1⁄4 cup butter (not margarine)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• garlic powder
• chili powder
• paprika
• cilantro
• curry
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Cut up steak into 1/4-1/2 inch cubes.
2. Pour oil into a pan and dump the steak pieces in.
3. Pour the lime juice over the top of the steak and let it soak in a few minutes.
4. Season the steak with garlic powder, curry, and chili powder.
5. Put the onion pieces in the pan with the meat.
6. Sautee the meat and onion mixture until the onions are cooked, make sure to mix thoroughly while cooking so the the seasonings get evenly distributed.
7. Cook rice according to package directions.
8. When the rice is done, add the butter to it and season with garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, cilantro, curry, salt and pepper.
9. Add the meat and onion mixture to the rice, mix thoroughly, and serve.