Spicy American Spanish Rice

Rice Side Dish - Side Dish

Great Spanish rice as a main course meal. I usually serve it with mashed potatoes. Can be made less spicy using regular tomatoes.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Spicy American Spanish Rice

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter

1 cup long-grain converted rice

1 green bell pepper

diced

1 onion

diced

1 pound ground beef

2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies (such as RO*TEL®)

Colorado Mexican Rice

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice in the melted butter until rice is lightly browned 3 to 4 minutes. Stir bell pepper and onion into rice and cook until bell pepper is softened and onion is translucent 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 2

Break the ground beef into the rice mixture; cook and stir until beef is completely browned 8 to 10 minutes. Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into ground beef mixture. Cover reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed about 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Spicy American Spanish Rice

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 301.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.5g 25%

Carbohydrates: 19.4g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 2.7g 11%

Sugars: 6.3g

Fat: 19.8g 30%

Saturated Fat: 8.9g 45%

Cholesterol: 59.7mg 20%

Vitamin A Iu: 613.2IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.3mg 56%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 22%

Vitamin C: 25mg 42%

Folate: 56.5mcg 14%

Calcium: 42.5mg 4%

Iron: 3.4mg 19%

Magnesium: 36.1mg 13%

Potassium: 622.9mg 17%

Sodium: 694.2mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 20%

Calories From Fat: 178.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.