Mexican-style chipotle rice
This vegetarian recipe for Mexican-style rice uses chipotle paste, which you can buy in a jar from the supermarket. Chipotle is a mild, smoky chilli and using a ready-made paste makes it really easy to adapt the amount you use to suit your tastes. Also suitable for vegans.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chipotle paste or dried chipotle or adjust to taste
- 1 red pepper diced
- 100 g sweetcorn fresh, tinned or frozen
- 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 240 g tinned black beans (1 standard tin) drained and rinsed
- 200 ml hot vegetable stock or boiling water
- 160 g basmati rice rinsed*
- salt and pepper to taste
To serve
- small handful coriander leaves picked or chopped
- 1 lime cut into wedges
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick pan over a medium heat.
- Add 1 chopped onion, stir well, reduce the heat to medium-low and cover.
- Cook, stirring occasionally for ten minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Add 1 cloves garlic and 1 teaspoon chipotle paste, stir well and cook for a further minute.
- Add a chopped red pepper and cook for another ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pepper is cooked.
- Add 100g sweetcorn then pour in a tin of chopped tomatoes, the drained tin of beans, 160g rice and 200ml boiling water or hot vegetable stock.
- Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 25-30 minutes until the rice is cooked through and most of the liquid has gone.
- Add a little more water if needed but be careful not to add too much.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with fresh coriander and lime wedges.
Notes
- Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear for best results
- Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
Calories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 14gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 372mgPotassium: 770mgFiber: 12gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1236IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 4mg
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