This rice with cheese and green pepper is absolutely delicious. The perfect side dish for grilled chicken, seafood, pork or beef.
Arroz con Queso y Pimentón is a traditional Colombian side dish from the Sucre department of Colombia, located in the Caribbean region of the country. It is basically a flavorful recipe made with white rice, green bell pepper, cheese, garlic and other ingredients.
This creamy and cheesy rice is usually served with traditional Colombian seafood dishes. Some of my favorite are battered fish, fried whole fish and salmon with creole sauce.
Arroz con Queso y Pimentón Recipe (Green Pepper and Cheese Rice)
Ingredients
- ½ cup grated onion
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup green bell pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- Salt
- 1 ½ cups of grated queso blanco or mozarrella cheese
Instructions
- Heat the oil and butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add onion, green pepper and garlic cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the rice, salt and stir quickly until it is well-coated about 1 minute.
- Add the water and bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low, stir once, and simmer, covered tightly, for 20 minutes. Add the cheese.
- Turn off the heat and allow the rice to sit covered for 7 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and serve warm.
Nutrition
I think rice is one of the most versatile and simple side dishes you can make when you're in a hurry. You don’t need much, you can use veggies, herbs, or pretty much anything you have in your fridge.
This Green Pepper and Cheese Rice is a perfect side dish for a party or a last minute side for the family.
Jenn and Seth (@HomeSkilletCook)
yum!! i've been craving things with cheese lately, so this is something right up my alley!
sippitysup
Such diversity of flavors every time I come here. Columbia has a wonderful culinary tradition. GREG
Juliana
Nice rice dish...like the creaminess and the spiciness all together...yum!
Thanks for this recipe and hope you are having a nice week Erica 🙂
Belinda @zomppa
Great way to jazz up a rice dish...no boring meal at your house.
Miriam
Delicious!! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Joanne
What a tasty way to flavor rice! Sounds like a delicious side dish.
Chris
Wonderful, Erica, I'll have to try this with some roasted pork tacos. heck it would be great INSIDE the tacos.
Gina
My family loved this dish. It is one of my new favorite sides.thanks.
Erica
Thank you,guys!
Norma-Platanos, Mangoes and Me!
I am sold. I see the creamy texture and my mouth just watered....