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Rio Grande Especial
Photo: Lily Banse

Rio Grande Especial

12 ingredients 5 min + 50 min 4 servings openrecipes
Rio Grande Especial

"I serve this as a build-your-own taco salad meal. Start with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, shredded cheddar, and crushed tostada chips. Top off with the piping hot meat mixture, kinda toss together, and enjoy!"

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

552
Calories
32g
Protein
17g
Fat
67g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 4 1/2 cups water
  • 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chilies
  • 1 cup instant rice
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Directions

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