Green Pepper Rice

Say "no!" to plain white rice and use this recipe to add flavor and color to converted rice with onion, garlic, bell pepper, and parsley.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 131 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 cup diced green bell pepper
• 3 ⅓ cups water
• 1 ½ cups converted rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a deep saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into the onion; cook just until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add bell pepper to the onion mixture; cook until the pepper just begins to sweat, 1 to 2 minutes more.

Step 2

Stir water, rice, parsley, and bay leaf with the onion mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover saucepan with a lid. Simmer mixture until liquid is entirely absorbed and the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Rest dish off heat for 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.