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Vibrant Spanish Rice

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PREP TIME
10 min
COOKING TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Spanish
Vibrant Spanish Rice
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups instant rice
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (11 ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8®)
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
1
Preheat a cooking vessel over a moderate temperature.
2
Melt oil in the skillet and cook rice, onion, and bell pepper in hot oil until the vegetables are slightly softened and rice is lightly caramelized, 7 to 10 minutes.
3
Combine diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the rice mixture.
4
Heat the liquid over low heat, stirring occasionally until it is fully incorporated and there is no excess moisture left, approximately 20 minutes.