Mediterranean Rice

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 ³⁄₁₆ cup, chopped or 179g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Brown rice

  Long-grain, raw

  1 cup or 185g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tsp or 5g

• Chickpeas

  garbanzo beans, bengal gram, mature seeds, raw

  1 cup or 200g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  2 medium whole or 246g

• Parsley

  Raw

  1 sprig or 1g

Directions

1. Cook rice
2. In a large skillet saute the peppers, onions, and garlic with olive oil. Once tender add in the rice, tomato paste, and chickpeas. Mix all together and add paprika, salt to taste. Top with fresh chopped tomatoes and garnish with parsley.