One Pot Hawaiian Loco Moco

One year ago, my family and I were hanging out on the warm sand of Kanapalli beach and enjoying the aloha life. To celebrate our one-year throw back, I’m sharing this One-Pot Loco Moco inspired by one of my favorite Hawaiian comfort food dishes, Loco Moco. Loco Moco is a must-have when you visit the Hawaiian islands. It’s pure comfort food and you can find it on menus all over the islands. It’s a tender meaty hamburger patty, served over a bed of fluffy white rice with a fried egg (or two!) on top, smothered in brown gravy and topped with fresh green onions. The perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Here is a picture I took of the Loco Moco at Aloha Mixed Plate in Lahiana, Maui. One of our favorite places to eat on the island! Like most mixed plates in Hawaii, it’s served with a scoop of macaroni salad.

I thought the Loco Moco would translate nicely into a delicious one-pot meal, and I was right. This is a simple, comforting meal that is so easy to make.

Start by sautéing a pound of cremini mushrooms in olive oil.

Remove mushrooms from pan and set aside to be added back in later. Add a little more olive oil to the pan if needed and saute onions and garlic until they start to soften. Next, add ground beef and brown until cooked through. Stir in mushrooms and uncooked white rice. Cook for a minute or two until rice has started to toast.

Add low-sodium chicken broth, soy sauce, salt and pepper to pan. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid, about 20 minutes.

Uncover pot and use a spoon to create wells for eggs.

Crack one egg into each well, then sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

Replace cover, increase heat and let cook until egg white is set.

Sprinkle with fresh green onions and pretend you are enjoying a Loco Moco and a tropical drink while watching the sunset on the beaches of Kaanapali! I’ll provide a visual from our last trip:0)

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One Pot Hawaiian Loco Moco

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Servings: 4 -6

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 16 oz cremini mushrooms quartered
• 1 small white onion diced
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 16 oz of extra lean ground beef
• 1 cup of uncooked extra long grain white rice
• 2 1/2 cups of low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 bunch of green onions chopped

Instructions

1. In a large saute pan with a lid, add olive oil to pan and cook mushroom over medium high heat. Once mushrooms are tender, season with a pinch of salt a few turns of freshly ground pepper.
2. Remove mushrooms from pan and set aside to be added back in later.
3. If necessary, add a small amount of olive oil back into pot to sauté onions and garlic.
4. Once onions have started to soften, add ground beef to pan and brown until cooked through.
5. Add mushrooms back into pan along with uncooked rice.
6. Stir uncooked rice for a minute or two until lightly toasted.
7. Add low-sodium chicken broth, soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt and several turns of freshly ground pepper.
8. Increase heat to high until it starts to boil, then cover and let cook on low until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed, about twenty minutes.
9. Once rice is tender, remove lid and gently stir.
10. Use a spoon to create wells in the rice for eggs.
11. Crack eggs into wells and sprinkle with a small amount of kosher salt and pepper.
12. Cover and increase heat to medium-high.
13. Let eggs cook about 5 minutes, or just into whites are set.
14. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

Recipe Notes

Depending on the size of your pot, you can add more or less eggs and vary the serving size.

For even more dinner ideas, check out these easy dinner recipes!

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