GREEN PEPPER RICE

Green Pepper Rice image

A great alternative to plain white rice. Excellent with my Hawaiian meatball recipe.

Provided by NumNum

Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.6 calories, Carbohydrate 24.7 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 23 mg, Sugar 1.7 g