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Cooking at Home - Enchilada Rice
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Makes: 6 servings
Add your favorite vegetables and any lean ground meat to create this easy dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound 90 percent lean ground beef (or other ground meat)
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped, or 1 Tbsp onion powder)
- 1 can whole corn, low-sodium (15.2 ounce, or any low-sodium canned vegetable, drained)
- 4 tablespoons taco seasoning mix (dry, or dry enchilada sauce)
- 2 cups brown rice, cooked
- 1/2 cup cheese (grated)
- mushrooms, olives or any favorite vegetable (1/2 cup sliced, optional)
Directions
- Cook meat and onion until onion juices are clear.
- Drain juice and fat from cooked meat and onions.
- Add corn, taco seasoning, and rice.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add grated cheese to top; cover and let set for 5 minutes.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Source: - Food Hero, Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (219g)
| Nutrients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Calories | 296 |
| Total Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 53 mg |
| Sodium | 524 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Total Sugars | 5 g |
| Added Sugars included | 0 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg |
| Calcium | 82 mg |
| Iron | 3 mg |
| Potassium | 434 mg |