Green Mexican Rice

This Mexican rice recipe is an example of the huge variety of healthy vegan recipes you can make with rice because it’s so versatile. This rice dish has as much greens in it as a salad, but made into a spicy Mexican sauce. Have this as a side to a vegetable or bean dish, or just fill your plate with beautiful green rice.

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Green Mexican Rice

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 2 servings

Author: Heather Nicholds

Ingredients

• 2 cup spinach
• 1 cup fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
• pinch sea salt
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 clove fresh garlic, diced
• 1 cup brown rice, long-grain
• 1 Tbsp fresh chives, chopped

Instructions

• Put the greens and jalapeno in a blender with the salt, coconut milk and half a cup of water. Blend until smooth.
• Heat a pot to medium-high and saute the onion, then the garlic. Add the rice to the pot and stir until slightly browned. Add the green juice from the blender plus another cup of water, stir and then bring it all up to a boil. Once it has gotten boiling, turn it down to simmer for 45 minutes.

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Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 425mg | Potassium: 507mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5050IU | Vitamin C: 61.1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 3.1mg