Spanish Rice Recipe

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Spanish Rice Recipe

October 12, 2009

Healthy Spanish Rice recipe. Here's a quick and easy way to make your own healthy Spanish Rice. Click here for more recipes

Ingredients

    * 2 tablespoons olive oil
    * 2 tablespoons chopped onion
    * 2 tablespoons chopped red bell pepper
    * 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice
    * 3 cups chicken broth
    * 1 cup your favorite tomato sauce (I used my mom's homemade sauce YUM!)
    * 1 tablespoon favorite taco sauce (I used taco bell)
    * 1 c. diced cooked chicken
    * 1/4 c. diced black olives
    * shredded mexican cheese for garnish (optional)
    * guacamole for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion and red bell pepper, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Cook rice in chicken broth according to package directions. Add tomato sauce, taco sauce, chicken, and sauteed onions and red peppers and heat through. Mix in olives. Served topped with cheese and guacamole (optional).