weight watchers friendly mexican rice
We love Mexican rice but don't want to use all of our WW points eating it. My solution was to add lots of zero point veggies! There's only 1/2 cup uncooked white rice in the whole thing.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white rice
- few sprays oil
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 small zucchini, diced
- 1 small jalapeno, diced
- 4 plum tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 cup frozen english peas
- handful fresh cilantro, rough chop
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
How To Make weight watchers friendly mexican rice
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Step 1Lightly spray non stick skillet with oil.
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Step 2Add rice and cook over med heat until opaque. Add onion and garlic and saute lightly.
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Step 3Add water and spices including salt and pepper. If you like a more red rice like in a restaurant, add a teaspoon of paprika.
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Step 4Add rest of ingredients except peas and fresh cilantro. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally and add more water if needed. Depends on how juicy the tomatoes are.
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Step 5Add the peas and cilantro during the last 5 minutes. Taste test for salt and tenderness of rice before serving.
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Step 6note: I calculate there are 14 points on the blue Weight Watchers plan for the whole thing! At 4 huge servings that's 3.5 points. Great with chili.
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Culture:
Mexican
Category:
Rice Sides
Keyword:
#Weight-Watchers
Keyword:
#Mexican rice
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Method:
Stove Top
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