Mexican Rice With A Cuban Flair
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Course : Rice
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 10
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3        tablespoons  olive oil
  1             medium  onion -- diced
  1         tablespoon  minced garlic
  8             ounces  chorizo sausage
  2               cups  long-grain rice
  1                can  rotel tomatoes
  4               cups  chicken broth
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
  10            ounces  frozen green peas -- thawed
     1/2           cup  parsley -- chopped
  1                can  small -- pitted black olives
                        meat from 2 boiled chicken breasts -- shredded
 

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over low heat. Add the onion, cook until wilted (about 10 minutes). Add garlic, cook 2 minutes. Add chorizo and cook 10 minutes more.. 2. Add rice and stir to coat, cook 3 minutes, stirring continuously. 3. Stir in rotel tomatoes and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil, stir, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer covered for 20 minutes until most of water is absorbed. 4. Remove from heat, stir in peas, parsley, chicken and olives until well mixed. Let sit for 5 minutes to heat the added ingredients.

 

Nutritional Information:

215 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (21% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 341mg Sodium