Brown Spinach Rice aka Check Rice - A healthy African way of cooking rice spiced up with curry powder, garlic, and paprika. Vegan
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
4.79 stars (23 reviews)
Keywords
healthy recipes, rice, spinach
Ingredients
2 cups brown rice
2 -3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 medium onion chopped
1-2 teaspoon minced garlic
¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
6-8 cups fresh spinach
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon curry powder (optional)
4 cups chicken stock or water
1 1/2 teaspoon salt or more adjust to taste
Black pepper to taste
Categories
Sides
Cuisine
Fusion
Steps
In a food processor blend spinach and parsley. Set aside
Wash rice until water runs clear. Drain water.
Heat a saucepan with oil. Then add onions, garlic, paprika, curry, scotch bonnet pepper (optional), and sauté for about a minute.
Stir in rice to the pan, about 2 minutes, then add 4 cups of stock/water, bring to a boil reduce heat, and simmer until rice is almost cooked- about 15 -18 minutes into cooking.
Then add spinach and parsley mixture. Combine and mix thoroughly.
Continue cooking, for a few more minutes until rice is completely cooked. You may add more stock if needed.
Adjust for salt and pepper. Serve warm
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 430 kcal
Carbohydrates: 77 g
Protein: 8 g
Fat: 9 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 927 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Reviews
Lovette on 2022-10-16 (5 stars): Excellent. I used white basmati rice and yes I did go all the way with the spices and scotch bonnet pepper but just a sliver.. I used frozen spinach which I think it worked quite well. Will serve with oven baked salmon.. yummy . Thank's imma
Haude on 2020-07-01 (5 stars): Great recipe we usually eat this with “gravy” lol not brown or white gravy but kinda like stew ig. love from maryland county
Michelle on 2018-07-18 (5 stars): What dishes should we serve this with?
Rhonda on 2018-05-14 (5 stars): I just see that you did use smoked paprika. I think I may have confused this one with another recipe where it was only paprika. Sorry about that. :)
Rhonda on 2018-05-14 (5 stars): Love your site! Can I use smoked paprika in this or should it be regular? Also, what adjustments should I make if I am using regular brown rice and not parboiled? Thank you.
Valentina Zhogan on 2018-05-08 (5 stars): Hello! My boyfriend is from Kenya and I made this recipe and he absolutely loved it. Your recipes are amazing.
Renee on 2018-03-13 (5 stars): I had a bag of baby spinach and some brown rice on hand so I did a quick Internet search for recipes -- and your recipe came up. We do not have a Carib or African heritage, but we do love to try new foods and this looked like it would be delicious. The "brown rice" called for in the recipe definitely needs to be clarified that it is for "parboiled brown rice". I figured this out while reviewing the recipe and made the adjustments needed - cooked the brown rice for 40 minutes in chicken stock. Sauteed the onion and spices with some olive oil in a separate pan. Once the rice was cooked I added it to the onion/spice mixture, then stirred in the spinach/parsley. Covered the combined ingredients and let it sit for 10 minutes to blend the flavors. As a personal preference I added slightly more cumin, curry and cayenne - we like things spicy :) Served it with chicken strips sauteed in olive oil. Perfect dinner! This will definitely be added to my "make again" recipe stack.
Queen on 2018-01-04 (5 stars): If I wanted to add the okrs when sjould i add it
