Mexican Rice
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil1 Tbsp butter2 cups minute brown rice (pre-cooked per directions)1 medium onion diced1/2 c chopped green pepper3 cloves garlic minced2 tsp tumeric1/4 tsp cumin1-2 dashes crushed red pepper flakessalt & pepper to taste
Cook rice per instructions on box and set aside.
Put oil into non-stick skillet and melt butter into the oil. Add the peppers and sautee for 2 min. Add the onion and garlic and sautee for another 2-4 minutes (until onions turn translucent). Add seasonings and rice and stir thoroughly. Rice should turn a yellow color (from the tumeric).
Makes 6 servings (approx 1 1/2 cup) You can get 8 (approx 1 cup) servings to lower the calories.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FROGSTYR.
Put oil into non-stick skillet and melt butter into the oil. Add the peppers and sautee for 2 min. Add the onion and garlic and sautee for another 2-4 minutes (until onions turn translucent). Add seasonings and rice and stir thoroughly. Rice should turn a yellow color (from the tumeric).
Makes 6 servings (approx 1 1/2 cup) You can get 8 (approx 1 cup) servings to lower the calories.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FROGSTYR.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 175.8
- Total Fat: 7.5 g
- Cholesterol: 5.1 mg
- Sodium: 14.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 2.4 g
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