How To Make Easy Spinach Rice
Put together a simple side dish with this spinach rice recipe. Long grain rice is tossed with bullion and sauteed spinach then finished with grated cheese.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cuplong grain rice
- 1chicken or vegetable bullion
- 2cupswater
- 2tspbutter
- 10ozfrozen spinach,thawed
- 2clovesgarlic
- 2tspolive oil
- salt
- fresh grated cheese,optional
Instructions
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In a small heavy pot, melt butter. Add rice and saute for about 1 minute.
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Add water and bullion and bring to a boil. When all liquid evaporates, reduce the flame to low and cover. Cook for about 15 minutes.
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Shut the flame off and keep covered for another 5 minutes to let the steam finish cooking the rice.
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Meanwhile, in a saute pan, heat olive oil. Add garlic and saute until golden.
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Add spinach and salt, mixing well for about 4 minutes.
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Toss rice with spinach and top with good grating cheese like Pecorino Romano.
Nutrition
- Calories: 220.81kcal
- Fat: 4.11g
- Saturated Fat: 1.38g
- Trans Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.81g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.54g
- Carbohydrates: 39.79g
- Fiber: 4.06g
- Sugar: 0.30g
- Protein: 6.27g
- Cholesterol: 4.07mg
- Sodium: 583.62mg
- Calcium: 86.69mg
- Potassium: 486.38mg
- Iron: 2.41mg
- Vitamin A: 425.10µg
- Vitamin C: 22.29mg
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