How to make rice with vegetables

Learn how to make a colorful and delicious rice with vegetables with this recipe explained step by step.

The rice with vegetables is one of those classic and delicious recipes that anyone can prepare at home . Too easy! You do not need rare, gimmicky or hard-to-get ingredients, with what you have in the fridge is enough.

And again, it's very easy to do. If you master the technique to prepare white rice , it will not cost you anything to climb the difficulty step and add some extra vegetables to turn it into "rice with vegetables" . ./p>

  • How to make white rice.

The ingredients to use to prepare a good rice with vegetables can vary according to what you have available at home and/or get in the market. However there are some that I recommend especially: carrots, fresh green peas and zucchini. These three vegetables give flavor and color to the dish, try to use them.

You should also consider using a good vegetable broth, instead of water, to make this recipe. It gives you even more flavor.

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This recipe is for 4 people.

rice with vegetables

How to make rice with vegetables

Ingredients:

  • 1 and a half cups of rice
  • 3 cups of vegetable broth (you can use water too)
  • Half medium-sized onion
  • Half carrot
  • Half zucchini
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • ¼ of paprika
  • ½ cup of green peas
  • A piece of leek stem
  • 1 chive stem
  • 1 medium tomato
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Olive oil

Preparation:

Chop all the vegetables in small cubes. Garlic crushed very, very small.

Heat a deep frying pan or a paella pan and fry the vegetables in this order: garlic, onion, carrot, paprika, tomato, zucchini, Leek and chives Add a teaspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper.

Let it sauté for a couple of minutes and let out a little juice.

Add the cup and a half of rice, Mix well and add the green peas and 3 cups of water.

how to make rice with vegetables

Stir a little and let it boil.

When the water starts to dry and there are only bubbles on the rice grains, lower the heat to the minimum and cover your pan.

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Use this image below as a reference when you should lower the temperature and cover.

 preparing rice

Notice that there is some liquid between the grains and bubbles still coming out.

Let cook 10-15 minutes.

Check that the grain is ready, and if it is, remove it From the fire, let stand a couple of minutes and serve your delicious rice with vegetables.

Remember that the vegetables proposed here may vary depending on what you have available and your tastes. The result will always be very similar.

This rice with vegetables can be used to accompany any protein dish.