Recipe for Healthy Mexican Rice
I was really hankering for some Mexican rice the other day, but figured the real thing, with bleached white rice and smothered in cheese (least that’s the way I like it) didn’t exactly fit into my fit and lean menu as of late, so I did a little creative cooking. Here’s what I ended up with, and I actually made a whole tasty meal out of this one side dish.
Mexican Rice, the Healthy Way :
2 cups of cooked brown rice with grain intact (long grain wild brown rice - slow cooking). This way the rice maintains a lot of fiber and even some protein unlike white rice which is virtually nutrient free and has no fiber or protein. I boiled the rice for a half hour along with the following ingredients :
1/2 cup your favorite salsa
Several shakes of Zatarains creole seasoning, or some other comparable creole or mexican seasoning with chili pepper and other chipotle flavored types of seasonings in it.
Half can of diced chilis
Couple shakes of sweet basil
Instead of boiling my rice in water, I boiled it in a vegetable broth for more flavor. You can find a good vegetable broth with less sodium if you’re concerned about sodium intake.
Voila, mix it all together, top with some fat free sour cream and light or fat free shredded cheese or soy cheese, and you have a healthy, tasty treat with mexican flare, for not a lot of calories!
