Nigerian Jollof Rice Remix
Use leftover tomato stew to make a quick jollof-style rice.

Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 cup leftover tomato stew or sauce
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp oil
- fried plantain for serving
Instructions
- 1
Sauté onion in oil with thyme and curry powder.
- 2
Add tomato stew and simmer 5 minutes.
- 3
Stir in cooked rice until evenly colored.
- 4
Heat through and serve with plantain.
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