How To Make Easy Mexican Rice
Spice up your usual white rice with this easy Mexican rice! It’s loaded with spicy jalapeno, seasonings, then simmered in tomato sauce for a tastier side.
Preparation: 9 minutes
Cooking: 21 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspbutter
- 1small onion,diced
- 1jalapeno,seeded, minced, optional
- 1cupwhite rice,long grain
- ½tspcumin
- ¼tsporegano
- ½tspchili powder
- 1¾cupschicken broth
- ⅔cuptomato sauce
- lime,to garnish, optional
- cilantro,to garnish, optional
Instructions
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Cook the onions, butter, rice, and jalapeno over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the onions are tender and the rice is golden.
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Add the cumin, oregano, and chili powder, then cook for 1 minute more.
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Stir in the chicken broth and tomato sauce, then bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer.
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Cook for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and let sit covered for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Fluff with a fork, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 289.13kcal
- Fat: 7.61g
- Saturated Fat: 4.11g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.27g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.62g
- Carbohydrates: 48.41g
- Fiber: 1.66g
- Sugar: 4.31g
- Protein: 6.89g
- Cholesterol: 18.41mg
- Sodium: 357.23mg
- Calcium: 30.39mg
- Potassium: 348.35mg
- Iron: 1.43mg
- Vitamin A: 73.54µg
- Vitamin C: 13.50mg
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