Description:
Tasty, balanced meal that is easy to cook and very healthy.

Ingredients:

- 500g lowfat beef mince
- 1 tablespoon olive, soya or canola oil
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup dry brown rice
- 500g tomato-based pasta sauce
- 1 cup diced pumpkin
- 2 diced carrots
- 2 gloves crushed or finely chopped garlic

Instructions:

Add rice, water, chicken stock, pumpkin and carrot to large pot. Cook, stirring regularly, until rice and vegetables are sort. Alternatively, put them in a microwave proof dish and microwave them on high for 30-40 minutes, depending on how long it takes rice to cook. Rice should be damp and slightly sticky, but not completely wet or dry.

While rice is cooking, brown mince in a saucepan with oil and garlic. When sufficiently browned, add pasta sauce and bring to the boil. Cook for a further 2 minutes then move off element until rice is finished cooking.

Serving:

Either;
- mix rice with meat and serve, or
- leave them separate and let each person decide how much of each they want.

Warning:

Despite the name "Pedinare Cibo," which literally translates to 'Dog Food' it is highly adviseable NOT to feed this to a dog. Garlic is extremely bad for dogs, and tomato in large quantities is too acidic for their stomachs to handle. The salt in chicken stock is also bad for dogs. If your intention is to feed this to a canine animal, I recommend replacing chicken stock with water and leaving out both garlic and tomato-based pasta sauce.