Ole! A simple dish that goes with anything
Mostly we tend to eat it for a main meal side dish...and even there it's pretty versitile. It can be served with everything from All-American dishes, to Latin food to Asian food.
And it just adapts to its surroundings.
The other night I was making some lime and pepper flavored poultry for my carnivorous sweetie and I was having some grilled tofu with the same seasonings, so I wanted to find a side dish that would be good with both. Salsa and chips might have fit the bill, but that just wasn't what I wanted.
How about Spanish rice?
It has tomatoes that are so good for you (like the salsa) as well as spices and some subtle veggies like onions and peppers.
And, of course, it has rice.
This dish goes well with meats of all sort for your meat-eating friends or with vegetarian dishes. It is good by itself and will fill you up as well.
And, using canned tomatoes, you can have it ready in no time at all.
Spanish Rice
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil1 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup of vermicelli pasta, broken into short pieces
1 onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped fine
2 cups of water
10 ounce can of diced tomatoes and green chiles
2 teaspoons of chili powder, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon of salt
- Heat the oil in a deep skillet over medium heat.
- Saute the rice, the pasta, the onion, and the bell pepper until the rice and the pasta are browned and the onions are tender.
- Stir in the water and the tomatoes.
- Season with the chili powder and the salt.
- Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the rice is cooked and all of the liquid is absorbed.
Vegan.
