Spicy Rice Bake with Black-eyed Peas, Spinach and Sweet Potato

Name: Spicy Rice Bake with Black-eyed Peas, Spinach and Sweet Potato Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Olive oil 2 tBSP; 1 medium yellow onion chopped; 6-8 cloves of garlic chopped fine; medium sweet potato diced; frozen chopped spinach 10 oz.; Uncle Ben's brown rice - instant - 1 cup; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 TBSP balsamic vinegar; 1/4 cup shoyu soy sauce; 2 cups water

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

Olive oil 2 tBSP1 medium yellow onion chopped6-8 cloves of garlic chopped finemedium sweet potato dicedfrozen chopped spinach 10 oz.Uncle Ben's brown rice - instant - 1 cup1/4 tsp cayenne pepper1 TBSP balsamic vinegar1/4 cup shoyu soy sauce2 cups water

Directions

saute onions in olive oil 1-2 minutes, add garlic, saute 3-4 more minutes, add diced sweet potato and spinach, saute 4-5 minutes more. put rice and drained black eyed peas in 9 x 13 inch baking dish. put water, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce and bring to a simmer. Add sweet potato, spinach mix to rice and black-eyed peas, mix well, sprinkle mixture with cayenne pepper, mix well, add boiling soy sauce mix to pan and mix again. Cover tightly and bake in 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes.

Makes about 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAPETERSON.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 167.3
Total Fat: 6.8 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 576.1 mg
Total Carbs: 12.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
Protein: 2.5 g

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Member Reviews

CECILY145
Looking for a Black-Eyed Pea recipe I came across this- flavors look great but peas aren't actually listed- I think I will use about 1/2 c. per person and adjust calories accordingly. - 6/3/10