1/8 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 large yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-2 large tomato peeled, chopped and seeded (can also used canned tomatoes)
2 cups liquid (I use 1 cup water and 1 cup tomato sauce because I love "tomatoey" things; but the traditional recipe calls for 2 cups chicken or beef broth)
1 cup long-grain rice
salt and pepper
Optional: Sausage (Any sausage you like. I'm not a big meat eater, so typically add about 1/2 kielbasa sausage ring that I browned in olive oil. For healthier fare, use a turkey sausage)
DIRECTIONS
1) Heat oilive oil and butter in saucepan until butter is melted
2) Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is soft
3) Add chopped tomatoes, cover and simmer for 15 minutes
4) Add broth (or water/tomato sauce), then add rice, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Optional: Add the cooked sausage to the pot when the rice is added
5) Salt and pepper to taste
This is a great one pot meal that was taught to me by a gamer friend from Portugal. Comfort food!