This savory rice dish bakes with Cheddar and garnished with fresh cilantro. What makes this dish Spanish is the spices we’ve added into making it. It’s a unique take with this Spanish rice recipe with a combination of meats, fresh cut vegetables, and spices. Get ready to dig in!
How To Make Spanish Rice Bake Recipe
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
45 mins
Total:
1 hr 5 mins
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- ¾ cup long grain rice, uncooked
- 14 ½ oz. tomatoes
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup chili sauce
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. brown sugar
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- ½ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Drain excess fat and transfer beef to a large pot over medium low heat..
- Stir in the onion, green bell pepper, tomatoes, water, rice, chili sauce, salt, brown sugar, cumin, Worcestershire sauce and ground black pepper.
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Let this simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, then transport this to a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Press down firmly and sprinkle with the shredded Cheddar cheese.
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Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 9g
- :
- Calcium: 154mg
- Calories: 412kcal
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
- Fat: 11g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 4mg
- Potassium: 911mg
- Protein: 33g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Sodium: 1118mg
- Vitamin A: 1763IU
- Vitamin C: 31mg
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