Spanish Recipes (Most Popular)
Basic, vegetarian Spanish rice. Great alone with a salad or as a side with chicken. I like to use basmati rice, but any kind of rice can be used. You can also experiment with different kinds of cheese. Swiss is good.
The recipe below is "full fat / calorie version" - feel free to substitute any fat free / low cal ingredients on the list
One of the traditional side dish of The Dominicans luch. Usually served with white rice.
We love spanish food. Its too fattening to eat out so here's the best of both worlds.
I'm on a diet so I only eat 1/4c of dry which amounts to about 1/2cup cooked. Normally made with white rice, I use brown for the nutritional value. You can make it with the rice of your choice, just adjust calories accordingly.
Had a hard day and skip all your diet rules? This soup is almost calorie free... 150 calories for a big portion as well of packed with fiber, vitamins and minerals. These are the kind of negative calories, because your body will spend more calories digesting this that it actually has.
Make sure tho cook ingredients just til they get tender. Mashed an cooked vegetables lost they nutritional power.