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Best Spanish Rice

Name: Best Spanish Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1/4 pound bulk Italian sausage; 3 tablespoons each chopped onion, celery and green pepper; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1 cup water; 1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice; 1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning; 1 to 2 drops hot pepper sauce; Dash each salt, paprika and pepper; 3/4 cup canned diced tomatoes

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 25 min.

Makes

3 servings

"We love the zing from the Cajun seasoning and hot sauce," writes Mary Hoxworth from Killbuck, Ohio. "I like to use this spicy rice to make stuffed green peppers."

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Ingredients

1/4 pound bulk Italian sausage
3 tablespoons each chopped onion, celery and green pepper
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 cup water
1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 to 2 drops hot pepper sauce
Dash each salt, paprika and pepper
3/4 cup canned diced tomatoes

Directions

In a small saucepan, cook the sausage, onion, celery and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.
Add the water, rice, Cajun seasoning, pepper sauce, salt, paprika and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring once. Stir in tomatoes; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup: 158 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 342mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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