Simple Spanish Rice

This simple Spanish rice recipe yields a side dish made with diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato juice — add ground beef or chicken for a meal.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 359 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (11 ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8®)
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup water
• 1.5 cups instant rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add rice, onion, and bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are slightly tender and rice is lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper; bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes more.