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Spanish Beans with Tomatoes & Rice

Spanish Beans with Tomatoes & Rice

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 457 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1 cup long grain rice 190 grams
  • 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
  • 2 cups water 480 ml
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
  • 1 small onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 2.50 grams
  • 1/2 tsp hot smoked Spanish paprika 1.25 grams
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1.50 grams
  • 15 oz can tomato sauce 425 grams
  • 2 cans butter beans 15.5 oz / 440 grams each
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper
  • handful chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Add 2 cups water into a saucepan, pinch in the saffron threads, season with sea salt and heat with a high heat

  2. In the meantime, finely chop the onion, roughly chop the garlic, finely chop the green bell pepper and roughly chop the carrot (peeled), drain the canned beans into a colander and rinse under water and add the rice into a fine sieve and rinse under water

  3. Once the water comes to a boil in the saucepan, add in the rice, mix together, then place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat

  4. At the same time, heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil

  5. After a couple of minutes add in the chopped vegetables, mix continuously, after 3 to 4 minutes add in the sweet smoked paprika, hot smoked paprika and ground cumin, quickly mix together, then add in the canned tomato sauce, drained butter beans and season with sea salt and black pepper, gently mix together, then lower to a low-medium heat and simmer

  6. After simmering the rice for 15 minutes and all the water has been absorbed, remove from the heat (check rice cooking instructions on the rice you are using)

  7. Using a fork, gently fluff the rice, then add into serving dishes, grab the simmering beans and into the serving dishes next to the rice, garnish with chopped fresh parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Saffron and Spanish Paprikas I used to make this Recipe

Nutrition Facts
Spanish Beans with Tomatoes & Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 457 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 1264mg55%
Potassium 1012mg29%
Carbohydrates 81g27%
Fiber 14g58%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 16g32%
Vitamin A 3491IU70%
Vitamin C 35mg42%
Calcium 99mg10%
Iron 6mg33%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.