Name: Spanakorizo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 bunch of spinach or one bag (approximately 1 lb); 1 cup rice (long grain); 1 Onion or 4 scallions (diced); olive oil; 1 cup Tomato sauce (optional); salt and pepper; 2 cups water (or more if needed until the rice is cooked)

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Spanakorizo

This tasty meatless dish is super easy to prepare and can eaten as the main meal but also as a side.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

1 bunch of spinach or one bag approximately 1 lb
1 cup rice long grain
1 Onion or 4 scallions diced
olive oil
1 cup Tomato sauce optional
salt and pepper
2 cups water or more if needed until the rice is cooked

Instructions

Wash spinach and squeeze out any excess water.
Brown the onions with the olive oil. Add the spinach and cook until reduces to about half the size.
If you are going to add tomato sauce, now is the time. Continue cooking for 10 minutes.
Then add rice, water, salt and pepper to taste, and simmer until rice is fully cooked.

Notes

You can accompany this recipe (along with almost any greek dish) with feta cheese. My daughter prepares this recipe without the tomato sauce. I prefer it with.

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