Easy, Healthy Spanish Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- – A Spanish rice recipe you can serve with almost anything. –
- Easy, Healthy Spanish Rice Recipe Author: Stephanie Stiavetti Nutrition Information
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated fat: 10g
- Unsaturated fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 57g
- Sodium: 812mg
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 65g | |
| Calories 434 | |
| Calories from Fat 340 | 78% |
| Total Fat 38.43g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat 8.8g | 35% |
| Trans Fat 0.26g | |
| Cholesterol 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium 411mg | 17% |
| Potassium 125mg | 4% |
| Total Carbs 15.46g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.7g | 9% |
| Sugars 0.19g | 0% |
| Protein 8.27g | 13% |
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