Spanish Rice #SurpriseRecipeSwap

I love this time of the month!  It's time for the Surprise Recipe Swap!  My partner this month is Sarah from Curious Cuisiniere.  I see many similarities in our love of food.  Our food philosophies are very similar.  I love the wide variety of recipes and especially enjoyed all the baking.  That is my weakness.  I love baked goods, but am still intimidated by most of them.  I am definitely pinning lots of her recipes to try later!

This month I decided to try the Spanish Rice.  I figured it would go perfect with the pork carnitas I am making.  It is the perfect side and is super simple to make.  I could also see adding some ground turkey or ground beef for a super easy main dish meal.

Spanish Rice source Curious Cuisiniere
2 cups long grain rice
4 cups water
2 TBS butter
1 tsp salt
6 oz tomato paste
14 oz diced tomatoes, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 cup frozen peas
4 oz diced green chiles
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp parsley

• In a saucepan combine rice, water, butter, and 1 tsp salt
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed
• Mix in remaining ingredients and heat over low for about 5 minutes or until heated through

Now how easy is that?!?  I had everything needed on hand.  This is going to be a new staple in our house.  It will work great as a side dish, main dish, and or even a burrito filler.  

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Below is the nutritional value per serving.  This recipe yields approximately 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 328 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 287 Calories from Fat 35

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3.9g 6%

Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 8mg 3%

Sodium 485mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates 57.6g 19%

Dietary Fiber 4.6g 19%

Sugars 7.1g

Protein 7.2g

Vitamin A 21% • Vitamin C 45% Calcium 3% • Iron 30%

Nutrition Grade A-

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Good points

• Low in cholesterol
• High in iron
• Very high in vitamin B6
• High in vitamin C