Best Spanish Rice

Name: Best Spanish Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1/4 pound bulk Italian sausage; 3 tablespoons each chopped onion, celery and green pepper; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1 cup water; 1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice; 1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning; 1 to 2 drops hot pepper sauce; Dash each salt, paprika and pepper; 3/4 cup canned diced tomatoes

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield 3 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

"We love the zing from the Cajun seasoning and hot sauce," writes Mary Hoxworth from Killbuck, Ohio. "I like to use this spicy rice to make stuffed green peppers."

Ingredients

1/4 pound bulk Italian sausage
3 tablespoons each chopped onion, celery and green pepper
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 cup water
1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 to 2 drops hot pepper sauce
Dash each salt, paprika and pepper
3/4 cup canned diced tomatoes

Directions

In a small saucepan, cook the sausage, onion, celery and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.
Add the water, rice, Cajun seasoning, pepper sauce, salt, paprika and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring once. Stir in tomatoes; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup: 158 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 342mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

"We love the zing from the Cajun seasoning and hot sauce," writes Mary Hoxworth from Killbuck, Ohio. "I like to use this spicy rice to make stuffed green peppers."

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