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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- All things green - spinach, green chillies, green tomatoes and coriander
- {Recipe} Arroz Verde | Green Rice
- Ingredients:
- 1 cup long grain rice,, washed and rinsed couple of times (I used Basmati)
- 2 green tomatoes, roughly chopped (Use tomatillos if you have some.)
- 1 cups of chopped greens - I used spinach and cilantro
- 1 green chilli (remove seeds for a milder version)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups of water
- 2 tsp olive oil
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 249g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 251 | |
| Calories from Fat 69 | 27% |
| Total Fat 7.74g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat 1.09g | 4% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 527mg | 22% |
| Potassium 183mg | 5% |
| Total Carbs 41.51g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.4g | 8% |
| Sugars 1.93g | 1% |
| Protein 4.23g | 7% |
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