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  "slug": "vegan-cajun-rice-bowls",
  "title": "Cajun Rice Bowls",
  "description": "Seasoned rice with tomato-based black-eyed peas and vegetables.",
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  "url": "https://francespopsicle.com/recipes/vegan-cajun-rice-bowls/",
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  "recipeYield": "Serves 4–6",
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    "Serves 4–6",
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  "ingredients": [
    "2 cups long-grain white rice",
    "Vegetable broth instead of water, using your rice cooker's normal amount",
    "1 tbsp vegan butter or olive oil",
    "1 tsp paprika",
    "1/2 tsp smoked paprika",
    "1/2 tsp garlic powder",
    "1/2 tsp onion powder",
    "1/2 tsp dried thyme",
    "1/4 tsp cayenne, optional",
    "Black pepper",
    "Salt as needed",
    "2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed",
    "1 tbsp oil",
    "1 green pepper, chopped",
    "1 onion, chopped",
    "2 celery stalks, chopped",
    "2 cloves garlic",
    "1 can diced tomatoes, drained slightly",
    "1 tsp paprika",
    "1/2 tsp smoked paprika",
    "1/2 tsp thyme",
    "1/2 tsp oregano",
    "1/4–1/2 tsp cayenne",
    "Salt and black pepper",
    "1 tsp soy sauce or vegan Worcestershire",
    "A few drops liquid smoke, optional",
    "Corn",
    "Cooked spinach",
    "Green onions",
    "Hot sauce",
    "Sliced vegan sausage, optional"
  ],
  "instructions": [
    "Put all Cajun rice ingredients in the rice cooker and cook normally.",
    "Sauté onion, green pepper and celery in oil about 5–7 minutes. Add garlic and seasonings for about 30 seconds.",
    "Add tomatoes, black-eyed peas and soy sauce or vegan Worcestershire. Simmer 10–15 minutes until hot and somewhat thickened.",
    "If using sausage, brown separately first and return at the end. Build bowls with rice, pea mixture, corn, cooked spinach, green onion and hot sauce."
  ],
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        "Vegetable broth instead of water, using your rice cooker's normal amount",
        "1 tbsp vegan butter or olive oil",
        "1 tsp paprika",
        "1/2 tsp smoked paprika",
        "1/2 tsp garlic powder",
        "1/2 tsp onion powder",
        "1/2 tsp dried thyme",
        "1/4 tsp cayenne, optional",
        "Black pepper",
        "Salt as needed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Black-eyed peas",
      "items": [
        "2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed",
        "1 tbsp oil",
        "1 green pepper, chopped",
        "1 onion, chopped",
        "2 celery stalks, chopped",
        "2 cloves garlic",
        "1 can diced tomatoes, drained slightly",
        "1 tsp paprika",
        "1/2 tsp smoked paprika",
        "1/2 tsp thyme",
        "1/2 tsp oregano",
        "1/4–1/2 tsp cayenne",
        "Salt and black pepper",
        "1 tsp soy sauce or vegan Worcestershire",
        "A few drops liquid smoke, optional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Bowl toppings",
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        "Corn",
        "Cooked spinach",
        "Green onions",
        "Hot sauce",
        "Sliced vegan sausage, optional"
      ]
    }
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  "notes": [
    "Larger sausage variation at 1772: for 7–8 servings use 2 packages spicy vegan sausage with 3 cans beans and rice; black-eyed peas or kidney beans are listed. Brown sausage separately and adjust bean seasoning after adding sausage. Other quantities were not fully rescaled."
  ],
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  "editorialNote": "",
  "mealPlanWeeks": [],
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