Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz con Gandules)

Rice Side Dish - Side Dish

Afraid of rice so you use Minute® rice? Try this Puerto Rican style rice passed on from my family and you will never go back! No more boxed rice!

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans Arroz con Gandules

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz con Gandules)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup sofrito

2 cloves garlic

chopped

1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning with achiote

½ tablespoon adobo seasoning

2 cups medium-grain white rice

2 cups chicken broth

1 ½ cups water

1 (15 ounce) can gandules (pigeon peas)

drained and rinsed

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

My Favorite Mexican Rice

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil over medium heat in a medium-sized caldero or nonstick pan. Stir in sofrito garlic sazon and adobo; cook for 4 minutes making sure not to burn garlic. Stir in rice until coated well; pour in chicken broth and water and stir once more.

Step 2

Bring mixture to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until all liquid has been absorbed and rice looks like it has little holes throughout 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in peas and cilantro gently from bottom to top once or twice only. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Turn off heat and let rice sit uncovered for 10 minutes more.

Nutritional Information

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz con Gandules)

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 256.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.1g 14%

Carbohydrates: 47.1g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 2.7g 11%

Sugars: 0.6g

Fat: 3.8g 6%

Saturated Fat: 0.4g 2%

Cholesterol: 1.5mg 1%

Vitamin A Iu: 27.7IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.1mg 31%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 3.3mg 6%

Folate: 143.8mcg 36%

Calcium: 21.3mg 2%

Iron: 2.9mg 16%

Magnesium: 35.5mg 13%

Potassium: 174.2mg 5%

Sodium: 1287.7mg 52%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 38%

Calories From Fat: 34.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.