--- title: "Spanish Rice - IVU - International Vegetarian Union" description: "A simple and colorful Venezuelan-style Spanish rice recipe made with white rice, onions, carrots, and red peppers. Ready in 35 minutes." url: "https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/item/spanish-rice.html" date: "2026-11-05T23:53:50+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- ![](https://ivu.org/media/yootheme/cache/16/spanish-rice-1793678521-160e8ccf.jpg) [ << VFA Home ](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy.html) [ ](https://ivu.org/Main%20course,%20Venezuela,%20Rice)[Main course](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/main-course-for-lunch-and-dinner.html), [Venezuela](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/venezuela.html), [Rice](https://ivu.org/vegan-recipes-around-the-world/vegan-food-academy/front-page/category/rice.html) # Spanish Rice by Valentina Mendoza 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. ![](https://ivu.org/images/yootheme/icon-clock-large.svg) Total Time 35 mins ![](https://ivu.org/images/yootheme/icon-difficulty-easy.svg) Difficulty Easy ### Translate this page to your language! 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Fry about 1 cm of oil in a pan. When it's hot, fry the chopped onions for 2-3 minutes. 2. Add the chopped red peppers, and at the end add the chopped carrots. 3. When all the vegetables are softer, fry the rice in the same pan for 2 minutes. 4. Add the 2 cups of water, along with salt and pepper. 5. 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). 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