Name: Flavor-Packed Mexican Brown Rice Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 4 cups Cooked brown rice; 1 tsp olive oil; ½ medium onion; 2 medium plum tomatoes; 1 Jalapeno; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp tomato paste; ½ tsp cumin; ¼ tsp smoked paprika; ¼ tsp Cayenne pepper; 1 tsp kosher salt; freshly ground black pepper; 5 lime wedges; cilantro

Flavor-Packed Mexican Brown Rice Recipe

How To Make Flavor-Packed Mexican Brown Rice

Love a good serving of healthy brown rice but find it too bland every time? This flavor-packed Mexican brown rice recipe will change that.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4cupscooked brown rice,if frozen, heated
1tspolive oil
½medium onion,finely diced
2medium plum tomatoes,small dice
1jalapeno,seeds and membrane removed, minced
2clovesgarlic,minced
2tbsptomato paste
½tspcumin
¼tspsmoked paprika
¼tspcayenne pepper
1tspkosher salt
freshly ground black pepper,to taste
5lime wedges,for serving
cilantro,chopped, optional

Instructions

Heat the cooked rice. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
When hot, add the onions, tomatoes and jalapeno and sauté until just tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add garlic and sauté for another minute.
Add the tomato paste, cumin, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper.
Stir to evenly coat the vegetables.
Add the cooked rice, stir, and cook for 1 minute or until heated through.
Serve with cilantro and lime wedges on the side.