Simple Spanish Rice

Name: Simple Spanish Rice
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: ¼ cup vegetable oil; 🍚 1 ½ cups instant rice; 🧅 1 onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 🍅 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 🧃 1 (11 ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8); 🍅 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 💧 ½ cup water; 🍬 1 tablespoon white sugar; 🍋 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 🧂 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Cost $3.5, save $12

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
4 Servings
$3.5

Simple Spanish Rice

Cost $3.5, save $12

Source: Recommended by CookPal

30 Min
4 Servings
$3.5

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 🍚 1 ½ cups instant rice
- 🧅 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 🍅 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 🧃 1 (11 ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8)
- 🍅 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 💧 ½ cup water
- 🍬 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 🍋 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 🧂 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

STEPS

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add rice, onion, and green bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are slightly tender and rice is lightly browned, about 7 to 10 minutes.

Stir in diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper; bring to a simmer.

Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes more.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

359

Calories

6
Protein
52
Carbs
15
Fats

💡 Add cooked ground beef or chicken to turn this dish into a main-course meal.Try substituting V8 juice with regular tomato juice if unavailable.For extra flavor, garnish with fresh cilantro or a splash of hot sauce.