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Veggie Mexican Rice

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Bowls, Main Course, Side Dishes
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 321.69 kcal

Equipment

  • Stove
  • Blender

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup long grain brown rice uncooked
  • 1 cup tomato roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion roughly chopped
  • 2 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp oregano dried
  • 1 cup red bell pepper seeded, diced small
  • 1 cup zucchini diced very small
  • 1 cup corn frozen
  • 15.5 oz black beans canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup vegetable broth *** Click on vegetable broth recipe link
  • 1/2 Lime fresh-squeezed from 1/2 of lime
  • 1 cup avocado peeled, pitted, diced

Instructions
 

  • Follow instructions on brown rice package on how to cook.
  • Meanwhile, when rice is cooking, combine the tomato, onion, and garlic into a blender. Puree until liquefied . If the result is less than 1 cup of liquid, add a bit of vegetable broth.
  • Once the rice is completed, move the rice to a large 3qt pot. Add the cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt, bell pepper, zucchini, corn, black beans, tomato puree, and stock to the pot. Bring to a simmer, cover, and reduce heat, cooking for approximately 15 minutes, stirring often.
  • Remove the pot from the heat and fluff the rice with a fork. If all of the liquid has been absorbed but the rice is a bit underdone, leave it to stand, covered, for another 5 minutes.
  • Add squeezed lime juice, mix well.
  • Top with avocado.

Notes

Serve with lime slices, fresh cilantro, green onion, or plant based sour cream. 

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Nutrition with Essential Amino Acids

Nutrition Facts
Veggie Mexican Rice
Amount Per Serving (1 Serving)
Calories 321.69 Calories from Fat 82
% Daily Value*
Fat 9.15g14%
Saturated Fat 1.42g9%
Sodium 1363.76mg59%
Potassium 1077.34mg31%
Carbohydrates 53.87g18%
Fiber 15.01g63%
Sugar 7.97g9%
Protein 11.92g24%
Vitamin A 2030.85IU41%
Vitamin B1 0.42mg28%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg16%
Vitamin B3 69.5mg348%
Vitamin B5 1.63mg16%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg33%
Vitamin C 74.89mg91%
Vitamin E 3.15mg21%
Vitamin K 26.26µg25%
Calcium 97.37mg10%
Copper 0.43mg22%
Folate 160.23µg40%
Iron 4.84mg27%
Manganese 1.07mg54%
Magnesium 105.35mg26%
Phosphorus 274.59mg27%
Selenium 5.49µg8%
Zinc 1.8mg12%
Ess-Arginine 588.96mg
Ess-Histidine 290.18mg
Ess-Isoleucine 483.42mg
Ess-Leucine 908.15mg
Ess-Lysine 669.55mg
Ess-Methionine 184.28mg
Ess-Phenylalanine 599.56mg
Ess-Threonine 407.77mg
Ess-Tryptophan 126.64mg
Ess-Valine 612.75mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Some amino acids levels are estimated, some product manufacturers do not supply amino acid values. The value source usda.gov.