Italian Ribs and Rice Recipe

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With meat, vegetables and rice, here's a dish that can be a whole meal by itself. It'll satisfy the hunger of anyone at your table.

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Italian Ribs and Rice Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1-3/4 hours

Yield: 6 Servings

20 105 125

Ingredients

3 pounds country-style pork ribs
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup water
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 small green pepper, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Directions

In a Dutch oven, brown ribs in oil over medium-high heat. Cover and cook over low heat for 1-1/4 hours, turning occasionally. Remove ribs and set aside; drain.
In the same pan, bring tomatoes and water to a boil. Stir in the rice, green pepper, garlic, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and Italian seasoning. Place ribs over rice; sprinkle with remaining salt. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes or until rice and meat are tender. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 393 calories, 16 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 86 mg cholesterol, 939 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 29 g protein.

Originally published as Italian Ribs and Rice in Country Extra March 2000, p51