Costa Rican Style Rice
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Recipe: #26371
July 03, 2017
Categories: Comfort Food, Side Dishes, Rice, White Rice, Central/South American, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, One-Bowl Does it!, Quick Meals, Entertaining, Sunday Dinner, Weeknight Meals, Stove Top, Gluten-Free, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Sugar-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian more
"Sometimes one wants flavorful rice without the beans. This comes from the Costa Rica website with the cute little frog - Pura Vida!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (206.1 g)
- Calories 217.4
- Total Fat - 9.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 277.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.9 g
- Sugars - 5 g
- Protein - 7.7 g
- Calcium - 65.5 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 24.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step 1
Rinse rice on a strainer until water runs clear. Let it drain in strainer until needed.
Step 2
Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add rice. Stir often until slightly brown.
Step 3
Stir in onions, bell peppers and garlic. Add 1 1/2 cups water and salt. Bring to a boil over moderately high heat.
Step 4
Cover and simmer without stirring until all water is absorbed and rice is tender. Turn off heat and leave rice in saucepan covered for 10 minutes.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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