Threw some stuff in the rice cooker

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ediks@reddit

Speaking for South Louisiana here... That is absolutely fucking not jambalaya...

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ResidentCommand9865@reddit

It's a one-pot dish of rice, meat (like chicken, sausage, or seafood), vegetables, and spices... It may not be the best Jambalaya, but it still counts.

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Lower_Arugula5346@reddit

yeah this actually is something i would eat if i had been drinking

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loosewilly45@reddit

I wouldnt even have to be drinking , id take that to work

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'm off today and tomorrow so I might have had one or two before whipping it up

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

This is weirdly a time when I wouldn't mind the ol tomato sugar sauce

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muzzynat@reddit

Don't give in, slap some hotsauce on it!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'm glad! I couldn't tell you what led to me picking it years ago

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Ok_Stable1533@reddit

timagine hunger as a chaotic roommate who steals rent and snacks

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Same buddy but my expert opinion is that you get on top of it

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Theres a recipe from Justin Wilson called Chicken What-the-Hell, and its basically a fridge clearout with rice. Trinity, sausage, chicken, shrimp, whatever you got, throw it in the pot. Surprisingly good and different every time.

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Swiggens@reddit

This looks amazing and delicious

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It hit the high notes and I'll for sure make it again

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Swiggens@reddit

You got a recipe? I wanna make this in a pressure cooker lol

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Half a cup of rice, can of mixed veggies, 5 hot dogs, 1 chicken boullion cube, pepper, Tajin, garlic powder, and Louisiana Garlic Lovers cooked on white rice mode. Toss in a can of mushrooms (no sodium added, of course) and leave it on warm until you remember you made food you should eat. Makes 2ish servings

I would recommend heating up the mixed veggies (and honestly the hot dogs but that's on you) separate and throwing them in the rice at the end, but that's on you

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LordMemerton1@reddit

That looks delicious 🤤

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Fickle-Secretary681@reddit

Looks good!!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Oooooo yeah that would have been a solid addition. A bell pepper for crunch would be nice too

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cpdk-nj@reddit

literally any dinner is made better by bell peppers imo

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cig69@reddit

Side tip, might want to cook bell peppers and peas separately, so they taste fresh and stay green, I'm guessing rice cooker turned them to mush

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I usually throw bell peppers in when it hits the warm cycle and give it a few extra minutes. Or just chuck them on raw and say fuck it. I'm here for some texture.

This was the first time doing the mixed veggies in with the rice and it was okay, but I'll definitely add it at the end next time. Mush wasn't problematic but it was definitely there.

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dunderdrew2@reddit

This looks incredible

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It wasn't my best work but it might have been some of my best bullshit

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giyomu@reddit

I would happily eat it!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I can highly recommend it! The only thing it was really missing was a bit more crunch, so if you do try to make it maybe some bell pepper would be a move. Or cook the mixed veggies separately and add it at the end

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giyomu@reddit

I'll definitely try your dish, thanks!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

If you have a rice cooker I'd highly suggest getting weird with it. The risk is worth the reward

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TheRudDud@reddit

I made something like this all the time when I was in college, "grocery outlet jambalaya" lmao

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ediks@reddit

This is not a jambalaya....

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RenzuZG@reddit

This is a good looking meal.

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BunnyLady91@reddit

I love hot dog fried rice. Possibly the cheapest meal next to pb&j or grilled cheese.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I might actually fry the leftovers tomorrow if my wife will let me steal an egg

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wowwroms@reddit

r/amazingfoodporn

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Yo for real? I thought it was MAYBE r/decentfoodporn at best

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quesadallie@reddit

Nah I’d eat this anytime of the day

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TwinMom2012@reddit

That looks delicious

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NuncioBitis@reddit

I would nom that

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SpiketheFox32@reddit

Rice and bullshit is a perfectly acceptable meal.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Rice and bullshit makes up a third of my diet and I'm glad I'm too broke to get tired of it

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SpiketheFox32@reddit

Damnit, now I'm hungry for some rice and bullshit

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Follow your stomach and heart! In no particular order!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Half a cup of rice, can of mixed veggies, 5 hot dogs, 1 chicken boullion cube, pepper, Tajin, garlic powder, and Louisiana Garlic Lovers cooked on white rice mode. Toss in a can of mushrooms (no sodium added, of course) and leave it on warm until you remember you made food you should eat. Makes 2ish servings

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ExpressBallSucking@reddit

This is not shitty food. That is a legitimate recipe.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'll take it. I cook in the rice cooker often because of years of BoH work (I can't be assed to dirty up more than 5 things when I cook now) and I usually try a little harder. My wife also said it looked sad so I felt like it belongs here

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ExpressBallSucking@reddit

I knew you worked the line. Could smell it on ya.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I've done more FoH stuff but I'm glad my time served is apparent

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ExpressBallSucking@reddit

I'm also more of a front of house at work, but at home I'm a cook. Sort of a human mullet. Business in the Foh, party in the Boh.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I left the industry life because I'm a little too party in both. I don't miss it (that's a lie)

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ExpressBallSucking@reddit

Good thing you didn't find one of those kitchens that was party in the both. (Me too)

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LucidRamblerOfficial@reddit

Swap the hot dogs for hot links and you basically got my wife’s favorite childhood meal. She makes it every once in a while and it’s fire. It’s raining where I am and that’s the best time for this so thanks for the dinner idea

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

The hot dogs were a surprise addition, it's usually chicken or some kind of canned fish added after cooking everything else. I snagged a 20 pack of name branded hot dogs on markdown the other day so I've been trying to work through them in creative ways. Hot links sound amazing and I'm glad I could be a source of inspiration on a rainy evening

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southpaw05@reddit

Honestly that looks pretty good

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It's going to end up in my lazy rotation for sure. Might do smoked sausage instead of hot dogs when I'm less broke

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ParkerFree@reddit

Smoked sausage would be amazing. It's pretty cheap, yes?

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Store brand where I work goes on sale for $2.25 to $2.50 a link pretty regularly, and that should be enough for two batches of this

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ParkerFree@reddit

That's not shitty.

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Ok_Zookeepergame5141@reddit

My mother used to make us something similar, hotdog fried rice with an omelets on top. I would cover it in ketchup and devour it. Delicious!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Yo egg would be a nice addition

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Ok_Zookeepergame5141@reddit

Yup, or egg over easy with soy sauce too.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'm not usually big on runny yolk but I could see it being nice with the rice

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Ok_Zookeepergame5141@reddit

It looks yummy just the way you have it in the pic, too.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'm definitely making it like this again, just gonna throw the mixed veggies in at the end and sub smoked sausage instead of hot dogs. Unless I get another pack of 20 Oscar Myers for $2.51

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TNH_Nightingale@reddit

Keep it a buck, boss. This looks like Jagacida, just with a few extra stuff thrown in.

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taylorthestang@reddit

You unlocked a huge childhood memory for me. This was one of my family’s struggle meal and it always hit, I totally forgot about it until now so thank you. Gonna remake this asap

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Ayyy hell yeah, I'm glad I can be an inspiration

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ChefAsstastic@reddit

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Commercial-Star-291@reddit

thar doesn't look shitty at all.

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ImClankedUpNGL@reddit

This is not shifty food, I would eat this too

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Impressive-Pepper785@reddit

I’d smash that

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neverenoughmags@reddit

Vaguely similar to Puerto Rican rice I've had with Vienna sausage and pigeon peas.

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Proper-Goal5364@reddit

What does this consist of good sire

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zi_110@reddit

I’d eat that. It genuinely looks delicious.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It was, I highly recommend. Especially if money is tight

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YakElectronic6713@reddit

Look ok to me. Not shitty..

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'll take it!

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presidentkokoro@reddit

Looks delicious! A little bit of hot sauce and this stuff is comfort food.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Normally I would have thrown an almost unreasonable amount of hot sauce or Sriracha on there but I was ready to eat when it was done. I will say the couple of dashes I hit it with before cooking and the Tajin did a solid job

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HeftyAd2780@reddit

Yums

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GentrifriesGuy@reddit

This ain’t shit. But pray for your toilet.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I lived on bar food and PBR for years. I have an iron stomach

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GentrifriesGuy@reddit

Thx for destroying the ozone, cow farter

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Cow farter is one of the better hateful things I've been called in a while

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DrDentonMask@reddit

Not a fan of mushrooms, but diddlydang if that doesn't look pretty. I'd be all over everything else!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I think it would turn out fine without them but I don't know what would be necessary to fill it out. More beans probably?

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DrDentonMask@reddit

Good question.l I like chickpeas, bacon, spinach and/or potato myself.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

My wife reminded me there's a can of chickpeas that I could have used right after I got done eating it. Oh well, there's always next time

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minbinjin@reddit

A+ from me. Rice, sausage, veg plus seasoning is my go to all summer bc the rice cooker doesn’t heat up my place

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

God rice cookers are so neat. I'm sorta bummed it took me till my 30's to realize their versatility

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USAhotdogteam@reddit

Well done.

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jeffnorris@reddit

Hell yeah looks delicious

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Thank you, it was better than expected

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CreeepyUncle@reddit

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This looks awesome!

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I'll take being wrong here

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Hey I'll take being wrong about this being shitty

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Que_Raoke@reddit

That looks 🔥

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Thank you! It was what I needed this evening

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diepiebtd@reddit

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It was solid. The bullion cube does a lot of work to keep everything from being bland

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BassweightVibes@reddit

Looks like a delicious budget meal.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Getting 2 meals out of maybe $3.50 does make me happy

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Zak_the_Wack@reddit

I've learned from my mom that throwing a bunch of things together can often be better than a pre-made recipe

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

She is not wrong

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crisscrossed@reddit

i literally made this the other day with a bunch of leftovers and it was so much better than i thought it would be

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I was pleasantly surprised

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Drew_zero@reddit

Looks delicious to me. I'd hammer down on that shit.

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Drew_zero@reddit

Well, minus the mushrooms. That's the hard no part for me. Lol

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I was going to leave them out but I just felt the need for anything else in there, and it was the first can I grabbed

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Nitrofox2@reddit

Nah man, this does not qualify. I want that in my face hole now

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It was miles better than I expected, especially considering my last two "meals" were yogurt and ramen

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Nitrofox2@reddit

Oof, yeah, I know the life

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nojunkpunk@reddit

....you'd love filipino food...

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

Oh next to Thai and Vietnamese that's one of my favorites when it comes to Southeast Asian food. I worked with a guy who's husband brought us all food all the time and damn did it speak to my Appalachian heart

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weirdoldhobo1978@reddit

My rice cooker has been a clutch player when I'm having a tough time and struggling to maintain good habits. I know I can still feed myself with something that's relatively healthy and still easy to make.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

I've improved my eating habits, health, and budget a lot in the last two years thanks to mine. Even if I'm just throwing a can of sardines on some rice and beans I'm doing better than eating overpriced frozen bullshit or nothing at all

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PolakoPolakovic@reddit

Looks like proper food. Wrong subreddit.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

You know, if this is the worst I've fucked up today I'm doing pretty alright

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fewding@reddit

Nah that looks good. I gotta try using the rice cooker like that.

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rudebutts@reddit (OP)

It has been a game changer for being lazy and broke. The biggest learning curve is figuring out when to add stuff while you're cooking or near/at the end. Mine has a basket to steam stuff so that adds another fun layer to recipes

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