Island Burger Rice

Gluten Free, Soy free, Nut Free, Low Dairy

In trying to find variety with my rice dishes I came up with this recipe.  It is similar to a hawaiian haystack but with hamburger gravy.  To add some health, there are some beans masked in this recipe.

Cooked rice
1 lb ground beef
1 TBS garlic, minced (or 1 and 1/2 tsp dehydrated)
1 large onion, diced (1/3 cup dehydrated)
1-15 oz can beans, drained and rinsed (red or pinto)
2 cup milk alternative (goats milk) or water
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 TBS beef bullion
1 TBS balsamic vinegar
1 can pineapple, drained
1 can Olives, sliced
Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Cook Riced
Heat medium sauce pan over medium high heat.  Add raw meat, garlic and onions.  Cook until no pink.  Dump into colander and rinse with hot water. 
Meanwhile, add beans (remember drained) milk alternative, turmeric, beef bullion, balsamic vinegar. Blend until smooth.  Add to hot skillet while meat is draining.   Cook a minute before adding beef mixture.  Beans will thicken sauce.  Adjust seasonings to taste. Add salt and pepper.  Bring to simmer stirring frequently until warmed through and begins to thicken. 
Serve over warm rice, top with pineapple, olives and Parmesan Cheese.

Notes:
The bullion, garlic and onions help overpower the beans flavor.  Rinsing beans removes a great deal of the beany taste and salt.  The bullion and Parmesan in this dish makes up for the salt, so I typically just pepper mine.  Try adding more Parmesan if not salty enough, it will add some calcium with that salty savor.  The turmeric can be omitted, but i find it really enhances the flavor for the bullion and meat (it reminds me of packaged stuffing seasoning).  Beef bullion and balsamic vinegar are my go to combo to substitute for soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce in a recipe (the more bullion the better).