Rice With Sweet Peppers and Ham

By Pierre Franey

Total Time
25 minutes
Rating
5(6)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 1tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼cup finely chopped onion
  • ½cup red and green peppers cut into small cubes
  • ¼cup cooked ham, cut into ¼-inch cubes
  • 1cup converted rice
  • 1¼cups water
  • 1bay leaf
  • 2sprigs fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried
  • Tabasco sauce to taste
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1tablespoon butter
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

267 calories; 8 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 42 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 6 grams protein; 406 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onion, peppers and ham and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the rice and stir.

  2. Step 2

    Add the water, bay leaf, thyme, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for exactly 17 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Add the butter and stir to fluff the rice

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Veronique

I am making this dish today and i love this recipe already. Since its easy to make. Except i didnt have tobassco or thyme so i substituted with goya ham flavor packet and goya and some mojo with it. Well i kinda made it my way with what i got. So thank you for this recipe.

Karen

I made it exactly as written (except I omitted the Tabasco as we aren’t fans). We really liked it. And it couldn’t have been any easier.

jpm

Sorta combined this with his other rice and ham recipe, red and green peppers and onions first. Cooked basmati rice in the microwave, and added it last.

Veronique

I am making this dish today and i love this recipe already. Since its easy to make. Except i didnt have tobassco or thyme so i substituted with goya ham flavor packet and goya and some mojo with it. Well i kinda made it my way with what i got. So thank you for this recipe.

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