Dinner for 5

Portuguese Rice

Name: Portuguese Rice
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 yellow onion; 3 cloves garlic; 3 cups long grain white rice; 4 cups boiling water; 1 bay leaf; 2 tomatoes; 1/2 tsp salt

$4.10for 440 minServes 5

Long-grain rice cooks with onion, garlic, tomatoes, bay leaf, and boiling water until fluffy.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Rice, 20 oz$0.08/oz typical	20 oz	$1.56Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 0.65 lb$1.99/lb typical	0.65 lb	$1.24Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.13

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
5servings (the source says 9, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

Mediterranean Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.03 per serving$4.10 for 4

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This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.

Ingredients

1/4 cup canola oil
1 yellow onion
3 cloves garlic
3 cups long grain white rice
4 cups boiling water
1 bay leaf
2 tomatoes
1/2 tsp salt

Steps

Heat the canola oil in a 4-quart pot over medium heat and cook the chopped onion for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, boiling water, bay leaf, and salt, then bring the pot to a boil.
Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and fluff the rice with a fork.