Simple Spanish Rice

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups instant rice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (11 ounce) can vegetable juice (such as V8(R))
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice, onion, and bell pepper in hot oil until the vegetables are slightly tender and rice is lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
2. Stir diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes more.

vegetable oil, instant rice, onion, green bell pepper, tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, white sugar, lemon juice, salt, ground black pepper

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229524/simple-spanish-rice/ (may not work)