Rice à l'italienne


Rice à l'italienne
A simple recipe full of Italian flavours: cooked rice, morsels of ham, tomatoes, sage and Parmesan.
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Last modified on: December 6th 2020
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For 4 people, you will need:
  • 1 ham 2 slices ham
  • 2 olive oil 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 sage 1 bunch sage
  • 4 peeled and chopped tomatoes 400 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
  • 5 cooked rice 400 g cooked rice
  • 6 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
  • 7 salt salt
  • 8 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 995 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 4 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.
Rice à l'italienne : Stage 1
Cut 2 slices ham into small pieces.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Rice à l'italienne : Stage 2
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on high heat. When hot, add the ham and sage leaves.

Fry, stirring from time to time.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
Rice à l'italienne : Stage 3
Add 400 g peeled and chopped tomatoes and mix well. Turn down the heat and leave uncovered to reduce gently for about 10 minutes.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Rice à l'italienne : Stage 4
Remove and discard the sage, then add 400 g cooked rice.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Rice à l'italienne : Stage 5
Mix well and leave to heat through for a few minutes.

Just before serving, add the grated 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), mix once more then check the seasoning.
Remarks
You can use tomato sauce for pizzas instead of the chopped tomatoes.

If you don't have any sage, use a spray of parsley, complete with stalks.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe70 RDI=30 %240 RDI=20 %390 RDI=60 %1,480 RDI=70 %6,210 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=3 %20 RDI=2 %40 RDI=6 %150 RDI=7 %620 RDI: 7 %
Per person20 RDI=7 %60 RDI=6 %100 RDI=20 %370 RDI=20 %1,550 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.35 €
  • Per person : 1.10 €

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