Rice with tuna and vegetables

Delicious, hearty, bright and healthy rice dish! This recipe is interesting not only because it is useful and quite dietary, but also because it can be used as a side dish to something, or as a separate independent dish.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 24 % 9 g
Fats 13 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 63 % 24 g
171 kcal
GI: 13 / 88 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Rinse the long-grain rice, pour it into boiling salted water in a ratio of 1:2, then reduce the heat and close the pan tightly with a lid. Cook the grits over low heat for 20-25 minutes. If a different kind of rice is used in the preparation, then it is necessary to follow the instructions indicated on the package.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Peel the onion and finely chop it.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Cut the stalk from the pepper, peel it from the seeds and white streaks. Now cut the red bell pepper into thin strips, then cut the straw across, into small cubes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel the carrots and cut into small cubes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Pour a little olive oil into the pan, put the chopped onion and fry it over medium heat until translucent. After that, slightly increase the heat and add finely chopped bell peppers and carrots to the onion, continue to fry the vegetables, stirring them constantly for 5 minutes.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Open a can of canned tuna. Depending on which tuna is used, drain the juice or oil. Put the pieces of fish in a frying pan with the vegetables, season with salt and ground black pepper. If desired, you can add other spices. Now mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Immediately turn down the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the vegetables with tuna for 2 minutes.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Now put the previously cooked long-grain rice in the pan and mix the entire contents of the pan again. Cover the pan again with a lid and simmer the dish for another couple of minutes.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Put the rice in portions on a dish, decorate it with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

Today, rice is a cereal that pleases us as part of various dishes with excellent taste and nutritional properties. Today, rice is one of the most important products for the entire population. And this is not accidental, because in translation from ancient Indian rice has the following fairly clear definition - "the basis of human nutrition". It is a nutritious product that provides the human body with useful and necessary substances. It is rich in carbohydrates, fats, fiber, ash, vitamins and protein. This dietary product is rich in trace elements and acts as a worthy substitute for bread. Based on the above, it follows that rice should be included in your diet as often as possible. The presented recipe is only one of the many options for using this product.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353   kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360   kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119   kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363   kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109   kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369   kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106   kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374   kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109   kcal/100g
  • Fig - 344   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Green onion - 19   kcal/100g
  • Dried whole sesame seeds - 563   kcal/100g
  • Shelled sesame seed - 582   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • Tuna canned in its own juice - 96   kcal/100g

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