Pupusas and Curtido Rice Bowls

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    460 kcal

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Pupusas and Curtido Rice Bowls

Check out how simple it can be to turn a few pupusas and a little curtido into a delicious rice bowl.

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Ingredients

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Curtido Slaw:

  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Dry Mexican oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1 small jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • 5 ounces slaw mix*
  • ½ white onion (or 2 green onions) thinly sliced

For the Rice Bowls:

  • 7 oz box Spanish rice*
  • 8 small pupusas
  • ½ head romaine lettuce finely chopped
  • 1 cup salsa
  • guacamole for serving
  • 1 lime
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Instructions

Make the curtido slaw:

  1. In a large bowl, whisk to combine the vinegar, water, salt, oregano, and crushed red peppers. Add the cabbage slaw and the onions. Using tongs, combine the slaw well with the simple dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Prep:

  1. Cook the rice according to package directions or, make the easy Spanish rice in the notes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350F. Once heated, warm up the pupusas for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on their size.

Assemble the rice bowls:

  1. Divide the cooked rice into 4 bowls. Top with a generous serving of curtido slaw, shredded lettuce, salsa, and guacamole. Squeeze 1 to 2 lime wedges over each bowl.
  2. Serve the rice bowls with the warm pupusas.

Notes

  • Swap the slaw mix for about ½ head of cabbage, finely shredded & 1 large carrot, grated. 
  • Swap the boxed Spanish rice for 1 ½ cups white rice cooked in 3 cups of water with ½ teaspoon of paprika, ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1serving Calories 460kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 15g (30%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g Sodium 956mg (40%) Potassium 529mg (15%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 7208IU (144%) Vitamin C 23mg (26%) Calcium 83mg (8%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 460 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 460kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 15g 30%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Sodium 956mg 40%
Potassium 529mg 11%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 7208IU 144%
Vitamin C 23mg 26%
Calcium 83mg 8%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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