30-Minute Mexican Rice (Spanish Rice)
This really easy and delicious Mexican rice recipe tastes so much better than what you can get at restaurants or from box mixes and it makes a great side dish or filling for tacos and burritos.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 ¾ cup Chicken stock
- 1 small tomato finely chopped
- 1 shallot finely chopped. If using an onion finely chop about ¼ cup of onion.
- 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Place a medium pot on the stove over medium heat. Make sure your pot has a tight fitting lid for later.
- Add the olive oil.1 tablespoon olive oil
- Now add the rice, onion and garlic and cook until the rice just starts to lightly brown, making sure to stir frequently. About 3-4 minutes.1 cup Basmati rice, 1 shallot, 2 cloves of garlic
- Now add the chopped tomato and mix it in well making sure to coat the rice.1 small tomato
- Next add the chicken stock and salt and raise the heat to high and bring to a boil.1 ¾ cup Chicken stock, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- When boiling, stir the rice once then reduce the heat to low and place the lid on top.
- Allow the rice to cook for about 5 minutes on low or until all the stock has been absorbed.
- Remove the rice from the heat and set aside for 5 minutes, making sure to leave the lid on.
- After 5 minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
If using rotel canned tomatoes or salsa instead of chopped tomatoes, onions and garlic:
Use 1 cup of the seasoned canned tomatoes or salsa in place of the tomatoes, onions and garlic in the recipe. Add this after toasting the rice in step 3 then follow the rest of the recipe the same way.Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 491mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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