rice with spinach sweet peppers & parmesan

Name: Rice With Spinach Sweet Peppers & Parmesan
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cup(s) minute maid rice, cooked according to package directions; 2-3 - each mini sweet peppers, ( i used red, orange & yellow) chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 clove(s) garlic, minced; 1 1/2 cup(s) shredded parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 tablespoon(s) butter; 1 package(s) 9 oz. fresh baby spinach; - salt & pepper to taste

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Rose Mary Mogan

Sauk Village, IL

Updated on Feb 16, 2013

I made this easy quick side dish to compliment my Beef Wellington Special Dinner for my husband on Valentine's Day. We love Spinach in our house, & I couldn't think of a better way to use it other than with ORZO which I discovored I was out of, so I decided to use the Minute Maid Rice, which kept it simple & made it quickly. It is quite tasty when you combine the hot vegetables with the hot rice & the SHREDDED PARMESAN. The flavor combination is awesome from the addition of an extra pat or 2 of butter. It is great when you are making one or 2 things that are quite time consuming.

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Rice with Spinach Sweet Peppers & Parmesan Cheese.

prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4-6 depending on portion size

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups minute maid rice, cooked according to package directions
2-3 - each mini sweet peppers, ( i used red, orange & yellow) chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups shredded parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 package 9 oz. fresh baby spinach
- salt & pepper to taste

How To Make rice with spinach sweet peppers & parmesan

Step 1

Add olive oil and butter to a large skillet. Heat over medium high heat. Cook Rice according to package directions, then set aside till needed.

Step 2

Chop and add sweet peppers, onions and minced garlic to skillet, then saute till transparent and tender.
Step 3

Add fresh baby spinach, and stir until the leaves begin to wilt.
Step 4

After spinach has wilted, add the cooked rice and shredded parmesan cheese, and stir to combine, then mix together till cheese begins to melt. Add an additional pat or two of butter if desired. Season with salt and pepper. Serve while still hot.
Step 5

I served this on an oval platter, and stuffed a heart shaped cookie cutter with the rice then carefully removed the mold to reveal the shaped rice side dish item along with my Beef Wellington for 6 with Burgundy Sauce, and Broccoli.
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