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Creamy Rice with Beans & Peppers

Creamy Spanish Rice with Beans & Peppers

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 476 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 1 onion
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.25 grams
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 cup Spanish round rice 200 grams
  • 15.5 oz can white beans 440 grams
  • 4 1/2 cups vegetable broth 1 liter
  • 1/2 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper
  • fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Add the broth into a sauce pan, pinch in the saffron and heat with a medium heat

  2. Meanwhile, roughly chop the onion, cut the cloves of garlic into large chunks and the red bell peppers into bite-sized pieces

  3. Heat a large fry pan or stock pot with a medium heat and add in the olive oil

  4. After a couple of minutes add in the chopped vegetables, mix with the olive oil, after 5 minutes and the vegetables are lightly sauteed, add in the paprika, quickly mix together, then add in the tomatoes finely grated and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together and then simmer

  5. Once the grated tomato has thickened, about 3 minutes, add in the rice, continue to mix together, after 2 minutes add in the canned white beans (drained & rinsed) and the saffron infused broth, mix every 2 to 3 minutes to help release the starch from the rice

  6. After 15 to 18 minutes and the rice is just cooked through and there is still plenty of broth left, remove from the heat and place a lid on the pan, let it sit for a couple of minutes, then transfrer into shallow bowls and garnish with fresh parsley, serve at once, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Saffron Threads I Used to Make this Recipe

Nutrition Facts
Creamy Spanish Rice with Beans & Peppers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 476 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Sodium 719mg31%
Potassium 864mg25%
Carbohydrates 75g25%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 2875IU58%
Vitamin C 88mg107%
Calcium 108mg11%
Iron 6mg33%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.