Spanish Rice with Beans 'n' Beef

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 407.6

Total Fat: 10.6 g
Cholesterol: 45.3 mg
Sodium: 748.6 mg
Total Carbs: 54.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
Protein: 24.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Spanish Rice with Beans 'n' Beef calories by ingredient

Introduction

My mom's spanish rice with the lean ground beef drained and rinsed to lower the fat and beans added to increase the fiber. Yum!! My mom's spanish rice with the lean ground beef drained and rinsed to lower the fat and beans added to increase the fiber. Yum!!

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 lb. Lean ground beef

3 lg. cloves garlic, minced

1 lg. onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

2 lg. stalks celery, chopped

1 12 oz. can niblets corn

1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 19 oz. can red kidney beans

1 c. instant rice (dry)

1 c. water

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. chili powder

salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Brown beef, drain and rinse. Put back in pan. Add all garlic, onion, celery and green pepper. Saute for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans and corn. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add rice and water. Bring back to boil. Turn off burner. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes or until rice has absorbed most of the liquid. You could add more of the spices, but my husband can't handle them so I have to limit them. Makes 6 generous servings (1.5 cup).

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LGSCHEM.