Spanish Rice
A simple and colorful Venezuelan-style Spanish rice dish made with white rice, onions, carrots, and red peppers. This easy one-pan recipe is highly customizable and perfect as a flavorful side or main course.
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Ingredients for 3 Servings
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1 cup
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2 cups
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about 1 cm in a pan
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to taste
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to taste
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Method
- Fry about 1 cm of oil in a pan. When it's hot, fry the chopped onions for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chopped red peppers, and at the end add the chopped carrots.
- When all the vegetables are softer, fry the rice in the same pan for 2 minutes.
- Add the 2 cups of water, along with salt and pepper.
- When it boils, put it on low-high and cover until there is no more water.
Notes:
Tips from the author: This rice is very good, you can add any kind of vegetables that you like (great with eggplant), the red pepper and the carrots gives it a great color.
Serving info: Total recipe: 800g · Yields 3 portions · Portion size: 266g
| Nutrient | Per 100g | Per Portion | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 158 | 423 | 21% |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 21.4 | 57.1 | 21% |
| ↳ of which sugars (g) | 1.7 | 4.5 | 9% |
| Dietary fiber (g) | 1.0 | 2.8 | 10% |
| Protein (g) | 2.2 | 5.9 | 12% |
| Total fat (g) | 7.2 | 19.2 | 25% |
| ↳ Saturated (g) | 1.1 | 2.9 | 15% |
| ↳ Monounsaturated (g) | 4.3 | 11.5 | - |
| ↳ Polyunsaturated (g) | 1.8 | 4.8 | - |
| ↳ Trans (g) | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Sodium (mg) | 292 | 780 | 34% |
| Calcium (mg) | 13 | 35 | 3% |
| Iron (mg) | 0.7 | 1.8 | 10% |
| Potassium (mg) | 109 | 290 | 6% |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 14.2 | 38.0 | 42% |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
Ingredient data sources
- White rice — 185g — Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, unenriched — USDA FDC
- Water — 473g — Water, tap, municipal — USDA FDC
- Onion — 110g — Onions, raw — USDA FDC
- Carrot — 61g — Carrots, raw — USDA FDC
- Red pepper — 119g — Peppers, sweet, red, raw — USDA FDC
- Vegetable oil — 56g — Oil, vegetable, generic — USDA FDC ⚠️
- Salt — 6g — Salt, table — USDA FDC
- Black pepper — 1g — Spices, pepper, black — USDA FDC
⚠️ = estimated or sourced outside the listed databases.
% Daily Value based on FDA 2020 Daily Values for adults (2,000 kcal diet).
Goes Great with
25 mins
