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Crock Pot Taco Chard Lasagna

Ingredients

  • Coconut oil or butter for oiling crock
  • 4 cups broth
  • 2 cups brown rice soaked (if you're using white rice, it doesn't need to be soaked)
  • 8 large Swiss chard leaves maybe fewer, depending on the size of your crock
  • 1 lb. hamburger browned
  • Small onion diced
  • 2 cups cooked great northern beans
  • 2 tbsp. cumin
  • 2 tsp.  salt separated
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tbsp. arrowroot
  • 1 cup milk or half-and-half
  • 4 oz. mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Oil crock with fat of your choice.  Put 4 cups of broth and 2 cups of soaked brown rice in the bottom of your crock, distributing the rice evenly across the bottom.
  • Line up the bottom of the leaves on your Swiss chard and chop the stems.  Place 4 large leaves over the top of the broth and rice.
  • In a skillet, brown the hamburger and cook the onion and Swiss chard stems until soft.  Add the beans, cumin, 1 teaspoon of salt, and chili powder and cook until warm.
  • Layer hamburger mix on top of chard leaves, and put another layer of chard leaves down.
  • In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add arrowroot and milk.
  • Cook over medium heat until thick.  Remove from heat and add in the mozzarella and remaining salt.  Stir and let it sit until the cheese is melted.
  • Pour cheese sauce over the top layer of Swiss chard leaves.  Cook on high for 2-3 hours until rice has absorbed the broth.
  • Serve with fresh salsa, olives, avocado, or just as it is, and enjoy a mineral boost!