Red rice with mushrooms and paprika

Red rice with mushrooms and paprika

Main dishes

A rice dish cooked in a vegetable broth with tomato paste, onion, mushrooms, and spices, subtly flavored with paprika and cayenne pepper.

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This red rice is cooked in a pot, using a vegetable stock enhanced with tomato concentrate, onion, mushrooms, paprika, and a hint of chili pepper. It creates a colorful and flavorful side dish, ready in just 30 minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$6.70 $1.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.46
  • $0.32
  • $0.15
  • $0.45
  • $3.66
  • $0.06
  • $0.21
  • $0.20
  • $0.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the oil paint in a pot.
  2. Add the onion and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the rice, tomato paste, and spices, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour the in the vegetable stock and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
  5. Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid.

The bill

Red rice with mushrooms and paprika

  • 500 g of washed rice$1.46
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.32
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped$0.15
  • 100 g of sliced mushrooms$0.45
  • 1 liter of vegetable stock$3.66
  • salt$0.06
  • pepper$0.21
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika$0.20
  • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil paint$0.19

Total$6.70

that's $1.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of washed rice
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 100 g of sliced mushrooms
  • 1 liter of vegetable stock
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon of hot pepper or cayenne pepper
  • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil paint

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