Healthy Peppers and Rice Recipe
Healthy Peppers and Rice is an easy, delicious and spicy Mexican-Style oven recipe for a great side dish option. Pair it with your favorite Mexican or Tex-Mex entree. Main Ingredients: Bell peppers, rice, chile peppers, corn, garlic and chili powder. It takes only about (25) minutes to make this wonderful, spicy dish. It is a low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, low carbohydrates, low sugars, diabetic, heart healthy and Weight Watchers (5) PointsPlus recipe.
Ingredients
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 1 small red bell pepper, cut into 1" long x 1/2" wide pieces (1/2 cup)
- 4 (3" long) yellow chile peppers, seeded, quartered
- 1 (5"-6") Anaheim chile pepper, seeded, cut into 1" pieces
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels or, 1 (8 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 3 cups hot cooked brown or long grain rice
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp chili powder
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450° F.
- Spray an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan with the cooking spray.
- Place the peppers, garlic, salt and pepper into prepared pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes or until peppers just start to brown.
- Stir the corn into the pan; continue baking 2 to 3 minutes or until corn is heated through. Place into a bowl.
- Add in the rice, butter and chili powder; mix well. Divide into 6 equal size servings.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 31g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 54 | |
| Calories from Fat 36 | 67% |
| Total Fat 4.06g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 2.47g | 10% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium 227mg | 9% |
| Potassium 78mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 4.57g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.8g | 3% |
| Sugars 1.03g | 1% |
| Protein 0.72g | 1% |
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