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Speedy Spanish Rice Recipe

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Mexican food is big with our family; in fact, one of my nephews loves this dish so much that he always requests it for his special birthday dinner! -Angie Rorick of Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Speedy Spanish Rice Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups uncooked instant brown rice
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1-1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1-1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup picante sauce

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet, saute the rice, onion and green pepper in butter until rice is lightly browned and vegetables are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, cilantro, cumin, bouillon and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir in picante sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 201 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 615 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Speedy Spanish Rice in Light & Tasty February/March 2007, p37

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Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2012 by sherryorndorff

I also had to use instant white rice. And red pepper, instead of green. The seasoning was perfect. A keeper!

Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2010 by Flenner

Oh my goodness, this is good. I use instant white rice though after trying brown rice. I'm not a fan of instant rice but this is very tasty. I omitted the cilantro as I didn't have any.

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2008 by justmbeth

Simple and easy to prepare. I did not have brown instant rice, so I substituted instant white rice, and it came out just fine.