Mexican rice

Spicy Mexican rice

Name: Spicy Mexican rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tbsp groundnut oil; 1 large onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 green chilli sliced; 1 green pepper diced; 200g basmati rice; 1 tbsp chipotle paste; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 250ml vegetable stock; coriander a handful of leaves, chopped; lime wedges to serve

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: June 11, 2020 at 5:17 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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This vegan rice dish can be eaten on its own or, if you want to add some protein, it’s good with beans, crumbled feta, cooked chicken or prawns stirred through

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 tbsp groundnut oil
1 large onion

finely chopped
2 cloves garlic

crushed
1 green chilli

sliced
1 green pepper

diced
200g basmati rice
1 tbsp chipotle paste
400g tin chopped tomatoes
250ml vegetable stock
coriander

a handful of leaves, chopped
lime wedges

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal516

low
fat8.4g
saturates1.7g
carbs92.5g
sugars17.8g
fibre8.6g
protein13.4g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a deep lidded frying pan. Cook the onion, garlic, chilli and pepper for 10 minutes until starting to soften. Stir in the basmati, then cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring all the time.
step 2

Mix in the chipotle paste and cook, stirring for a couple of minutes until fragrant, then tip in the tomatoes and stock, and stir well.
step 3

Bring to a simmer then turn the heat down to low, put on a lid and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender and cooked through. Stir through the coriander and serve with lime wedges for squeezing.

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