Recipe and source notes

Spanish Rice and Ham

7 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped green pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 28-ounce can tomatoes, undrained, cut up
  • ¾ cup raw rice
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • bottled hot pepper sauce to taste
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups cubed ham

Make it step by step

  1. 1.In a large skillet, heat oil over low heat.
  2. 2.Add onion, green pepper, and garlic. Cook until tender, but not brown, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3.Stir in undrained tomatoes, rice, sugar, chili powder, pepper, hot pepper sauce (optional), water, and ham.
  4. 4.Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.

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