Zesty Spanish Rice Low Fat Recipes

ZESTY SPANISH RICE LOW FAT

Steps:

• 1. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a deep frying pan.
• 2. Saute rice until lightly browned.
• 3. Add onion, green pepper, garlic, tomatoes, salsa verde and water.
• 4. Simmer, covered until water is absorbed. (approximately 15 minutes).
• 5. Fresh chopped cilantro may be added just before serving.

ZESTY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Combine salsa, rice, salt, and butter in a small pot. Cook over medium-high, stirring, until liquid is reduced, about 4 minutes. Add water and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork, top with parsley, and serve.

LOW-FAT SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add rice, onion, and bell pepper; saute 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• If using regular rice cook rice first.
• Add rice to sauteed ingredients.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook until heated through.

SPICY SPANISH-STYLE RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Stir rice, jalapeno, green onion, and garlic together in the melted butter until rice is completely coated with butter. Add chili powder, cumin, salt, chipotle chile powder, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir chicken stock and tomato sauce into rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn heat off and leave pot covered on the burner for 8 minutes. Remove cover and fluff rice with a fork.

BASIC SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Cook onion and uncooked rice in the oil about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until rice is golden brown.
• Remove skillet from heat. Stir in bell pepper, water, salt, chili powder, garlic powder and tomato sauce. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and tomato sauce is absorbed.