Easy Mexican Rice Recipe

Name: Easy Mexican Rice Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 medium onion (chopped); 2 cups basmati rice ( well rinsed and drained*); 3 garlic cloves (minced); 1-3 jalapeno peppers (seeded, deveined, minced); 2 3/4 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 cup (8 oz.) tomato sauce; 1 14 oz. can fire-roasted tomatoes (well drained); 2 teaspoons (or 2 chopped cubes) TOMATO bouillon with chicken flavor (see notes**); 3 tablespoons mild chopped green chiles; 1/2 tsp EACH ground cumin, chili powder, dried oregano; 1/4 tsp EACH ground coriander, smoked paprika, salt; finely chopped cilantro; lime juice

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:15min

This Mexican Rice rivals any restaurant, is so easy to make at home and the perfect addicting side for all your Mexican dishes! It’s light, fluffy, infused with flavor. This rice is already easy but I’ve also included alternate “lazy day” instructions in the NOTES with zero chopping for the easiest and tastiest Mexican rice! Also check out the notes for options to make Mexican Rice with black beans, peas, carrots and corn.

Updated at: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:24:53 GMT