Easy Mexican Rice- with brown rice

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups rice2 1/2 cups chicken broth1 cup plain tomato sauce3 cloves finely chopped garlic 1/4 of a medium onion2 tablespoons oil
Directions
In a medium sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add in the fresh garlic and onion. Saute for 1-2 minutes until softened. Add in dry rice. Stir for about 5 minutes until rice becomes a golden brown color.
Add in broth and tomato sauce (Slowly into rice, not directly onto hot pan!) Stir it up and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, turn the heat to low and cover. Let it simmer
for 45 minutes and fluff with a fork.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JACKIEMC08.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 176.0
  • Total Fat: 7.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.1 mg
  • Sodium: 925.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
  • Protein: 3.5 g

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