| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 4 cups long-grain white rice
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for finishing, optional
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- To make the rice: Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan with a heavy bottom or small Dutch oven. Add the rice and the salt and stir to coat. When the rice starts to appear opaque and chalky, add enough cold water to cover the rice by the width of 2 fingers (about 1-inch). Bring to a rapid boil, and boil-without stirring!-until the water level reaches the level of the rice. Stir the rice once and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the spinach mix: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic, stirring so it doesn’t stick, and cook until fragrant. Stir in the spinach and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook until the spinach is just heated through. Don’t overcook or the spinach will discolor.
- Once the rice has finished cooking, fold the spinach into the pot. Fluff the rice so that the spinach is evenly distributed. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if necessary. If you like, add a couple of drizzles of olive oil to give the rice a little gloss.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 542 |
| Total Fat | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 79 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 0 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 360 mg |
Reviews
Really love this recipe. Great way to flavor up some plain white rice. I make this quite often.
My family likes spinach and this recipe was a great way to incorporate it and stretch a rice dish. I served it with chicken picatta and while everyone liked it, I think I’ll tweak it a little for our tastes. I didn’t add garlic because I didn’t feel like chopping it. I will definitely make it again, maybe throw in some onion powder & a touch of nutmeg (which enhances greens
I must say this is such a yummy rice dish for those who love spinach LIKE WE DO. Only thing i did different is use fresh spinach. I placed the fresh spinach in a large microwaveable bowl filled with water and cooked for about 6-8 minutes. I let the spinach cool then i made sure to squeeze it dry. It came out wonderful!!! Thanks Daisy for a great and easy rice dish!
I, too love Daisy’s show, I didnt even know she changed to the FN, and now shes not even there, would love to see more of her and the recipes are great, please keep us informed on your next steps, will follow your show..thanks, Annette
I’ve been a fan of Daisy since her PBS days so when she came to FN you know I was happy.
This rice dish is so easy to make! The only change I made was to cut down on the oil, but you’d never know it.
This is a hit in my house and one more way to get the veggies into the family!!!
I took this to our church dinner covered dish, and it was a winner. The only alteration I did was brown rice for white rice and altered the length of time (long cooking brown rice-1 hour) still was great and worked good. My husband does not normally like cooked spinach and liked this dish.
This is the Best Verde Rice (green rice) that I have ever made or tasted anywhere!
However, I did make O n e Change! I Used Fresh Spinach instead of the Frozen.
What a Difference, Love, Love, Love!!! Barbara–New Orleans, Louisiana
However, I did make O n e Change! I Used Fresh Spinach instead of the Frozen.
What a Difference, Love, Love, Love!!! Barbara–New Orleans, Louisiana
I really don’t think this rice was very special. It was kind of blah. I added lemon zest to it to try and jazz it up. I might make this again, but probably add crushed red pepper flakes in with the garlic. I also cut down a lot on the oil…I would probably cut it down even morel
Move over Uncle Ben’s….this was the best rice ever! In the past, my rice was just ok. Lat night, I almost ate the whole pot. It was fluffy and tasty. Thank you Daisy!
Thank you Daisy! I made this rice – it was so delicious! The only change I made was to use brown rice b/c that is all that I had on hand. It was very flavorful. I made it for Valentine’s Day dinner and my boyfriend loved it. I have Daisy’s cookbook and absolutely love it.