🌽 Rice with Corn and Vegetables

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Colorful rice with corn, bell pepper, and peas, Caribbean style.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 453 calories per serving💪 11 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup (5.6 oz / 160 g) bomba rice (short-grain rice)
  • 2/3 cup (3.5 oz / 100 g) corn kernels
  • 2/3 cup (2.8 oz / 80 g) peas
  • 2.8 oz (80 g) red bell pepper
  • 2 cups (500 ml) vegetable broth
  • 2.1 oz (60 g) onion
  • 2 tsp (11 ml) olive oil
  • to taste salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Sauté the red bell pepper and onion in olive oil for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the corn kernels and peas and sauté for 3 minutes.
  3. Add the rice, mix it with the vegetables, and pour in the hot vegetable broth.
  4. Cook, covered, over medium heat for 18 minutes until the liquid is absorbed.
  5. Fluff with a fork and serve.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

453
calories
11 g
protein
82 g
carbs
9 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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