Spanish Rice
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A quick and flavorful Spanish rice made with turmeric, tomato, bell pepper, and fresh parsley. This vegetarian side dish is perfect with hot sauce.
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 clove garlic chopped
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 0.5 red bell pepper diced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/2 cup white rice
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- Hot sauce
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Step 1.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat.
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Step 2.
Add the onion, garlic and turmeric and cook until the onion is slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
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Step 3.
Add the tomato and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.
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Step 4.
Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste.
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Step 5.
Add the rice, 2 cups water and 1/2 tablespoon parsley; bring to a boil.
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Step 6.
Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Step 7.
Remove from the heat and sprinkle in the remaining 1/2 tablespoon parsley. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
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Step 8.
Fluff the rice mixture with a fork and incorporate any parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
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Step 9.
Serve with hot sauce.
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Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 10 of 10 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 150 mg
- Iron: 3 mg
- Magnesium: 46.2 mg
- Phosphorus: 182 mg
- Potassium: 540 mg
- Zinc: 1.85 mg
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