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Easy Spanish Rice
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Easy Spanish Rice

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

320
Calories
8g
Protein
2g
Fat
68g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
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 chopped onion
  • 1 chopped green pepper
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 1/2 cup canned tomatoes with green
  • chilies (i use the diced
  • ro*tel brand)
  • 1/4 tbsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 x salt (orginal recipe calls
  • for ½ t salt - i do not
  • add salt)
  • 1 3/4 cup water (original recipe calls
  • for 2 c - i like my rice
  • drier)
  • =

Directions

1

Saute onion & green pepper in water until tender. Add remaining ingredients to onion/green pepper bring to boil - reduce heat and simmer till rice is done (time will vary according to kind of rice used) i have used both long grain brown rice and long grain uncle bens converted rice (preferred by daughter) - both are good. I frequently double the recipe and dump in the whole can of green chilies (10 oz)

Recipe sourced from fandom

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