Arroz con Gandules (Puerto Rican Style Rice)
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 35 mins
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by member: meneri
Arroz con Gandules (Puerto Rican Style Rice)
This rice is a staple in Puerto Rican cuisine, but this a low fat version with nonfat sofrito.
Ingredients
Directions
- Thaw the sofrito.
- In a sauté pan, heat the oil on medium to high heat, then and add some onion and cilantro.
- When the onion are tender, add the thawed sofrito, allowing it to heat thoroughly.
- Rinse the pigeon peas, and add it to the sofrito allowing them to heat thoroughly.
- Add the 4 cups of water, rice, and salt to taste. Mix well.
- Once the mixture has boiled, turn simmer the rice for about 35 minutes, or until the water has been absorbed. Enjoy!
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Thanks for sharing this recipe.Homemade recipes are always healthy for us.
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19 Dec 14 by member: beranparry
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Glad to see that you can incorporated some of the Latin ingredients (sofrito) to come up with weight watcher points. Bravo. There should be more like this. I love my Puerto Rican food and doing weight watchers I feel deprived.
09 Mar 10 by member: Spanish Silk
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Nutritional Summary:
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There are 260 calories in 1 serving of Arroz con Gandules (Puerto Rican Style Rice).
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Calorie Breakdown: 14% fat, 73% carbs, 13% prot. |
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories
260
% Daily Values*
Total Fat
4.12g
5%
Saturated Fat
0.127g
1%
Trans Fat
0g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.525g
Monounsaturated Fat
1.037g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
400mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate
46.97g
17%
Dietary Fiber
5.3g
19%
Sugars
0.44g
Protein
8.08g
Vitamin D
-
Calcium
7mg
1%
Iron
0.11mg
1%
Potassium
51mg
1%
Vitamin A
5mcg
1%
Vitamin C
2.5mg
3%
Calorie Breakdown:
Carbohydrate (73%)
Fat (14%)
Protein (13%)
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*Based on an RDI of 2000 calories
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