Arroz de tomate Portuguese tomato rice

Name: Arroz de tomate Portuguese tomato rice
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 250g long grain rice; 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 400g; 450ml water; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Fluffy rice cooked in tomato, onion and garlic, the side that goes with every grilled fish and meat.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.35 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 glong grain rice
1onionfinely chopped
3garlic clovescrushed
1tin chopped tomatoes400g
450 mlwater
2 tbspolive oil
1bay leaf
1 tspsalt
2 tbspchopped parsley

Method

1
Soften the onion in the oil for 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
6 min
2
Add the tomatoes and bay and cook for 5 minutes until thick.
5 min
3
Stir in the rice to coat, then add the water and salt and bring to the boil.
4
Cover, turn the heat to low and cook for 12 minutes until the water is absorbed. Rest off the heat for 5 minutes.
12 min
5
Fluff with a fork, remove the bay and scatter with parsley.

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