The Mailbox: Spanish rice an easy dish
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Spanish rice
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Serves 6 to 8
Betty Purther of Auburn was looking for a good and easy recipe for Spanish rice to make for her husband.
Victoria Gildea of Davis shares this recipe that sounds like a match for Purther.
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided use
2 cups raw long-grain white rice
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ red bell pepper, chopped
½ green bell pepper, chopped
Two 10½-ounce cans condensed chicken broth
2 cups water
One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 small can sliced black olives
Parsley sprigs, garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in large skillet. Add rice and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Turn into a 2½-quart casserole.
In remaining 1 tablespoon oil, in same skillet, sauté onion, garlic, red and green bell peppers until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, water, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Add olives and stir into rice.
Bake, covered, 40 to 45 minutes or until tender. Garnish with parsley sprigs.
This story was originally published February 28, 2017 at 4:41 PM with the headline "The Mailbox: Spanish rice an easy dish."