Fiesta Rice

At the Senior Center we taught the Seniors Eating Well: Great Grain Discoveries class and made Healthy Vegetable Fried Quinoa – SNAP4CT . Seniors were particularly interested in learning more about quinoa from last classes survey. We are sharing their recipe here with their permission. 🙂

Fiesta Rice

This dish is simple to make and tastes great leftover.  To make this yummy dish into a meal, have a larger portion and add some extra protein like chicken or fish.  

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Course Main Course, Side Dish

Servings 8

Calories 120 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups brown rice, cooked
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 cup broccoli, chopped fine
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 1 cup tomato, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, seeds removed, chopped
• 1 can (15 oz)  kidney beans or black beans, drained, rinsed
• 2 tbs cilantro, finely chopped
• 2 tbs red wine vinegar, or white or cider vinegar
• 1 tbs vegetable oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Mix the prepared vegetables with cooked rice.
• In a small bowl mix vinegar, oil, cilantro, and pepper and pour over rice mixture
• Add beans and toss well.  Serve cold and enjoy!

Notes

Serving Size: 1¼ cup

Total Fat: 2.5g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Protein: 6g
Sodium: 120mg
Carbohydrates: 21g
Added Sugar: 0g
Fiber: 5g