Give ordinary rice a little kick with chopped onions and jalapeño peppers. This recipe for Jalapeño Brown Rice is really easy to make, and you’ll love serving it to your family. If you’re not a fan of the heat from fresh jalapeño peppers, you can easily swap them out for no-heat pickled jalapeño peppers.
Pro tip: We love serving this with our seriously quick and delicious Honey Garlic Shrimp Skillet recipe! Check it out in the video below:
Recipe: Jalapeño Brown Rice
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 6-8 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Serving size: ½ cup
Ingredients
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 pouches Uncle Ben’s® Ready Rice® Whole-Grain Brown Rice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Microwave the rice pouches according to package directions and set aside.
- Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil, jalapeño and onion, cooking for 4-6 minutes until the onions are translucent.
- Add the garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute.
- Add the set aside rice pouches to the pan with the salt, cumin, black pepper and lime juice. Stir to combine and serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Per Serving: (½ cup)
Calories: 116
Calories from fat: 26
Fat: 3g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 1mg
Sodium: 155mg
Carbohydrates: 23g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 2g
Protein: 4g
WWP+: 3
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