RICE WITH PEPPERS AND CORN

Rice With Peppers And Corn image

Provided by Pierre Franey

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
1/4 teaspoon stem saffron, optional
1 cup rice
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups fresh or canned chicken broth
1 medium-size ear of corn, shucked

Steps:

Heat butter in a saucepan and add onion, sweet pepper and saffron.
Add rice, salt, pepper and broth and bring to boil. Cover and cook 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut and scrape kernels from ear of corn. There should be about 3/4 cup. Stir corn into the rice mixture and cover. Cook about 2 minutes longer and serve

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 253, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 50 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 503 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams