
By carlsbadcravings.com
Easy Mexican Rice Recipe
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: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:51:40 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
53
Low
Glycemic Load
20
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories227.7 kcal (11%)
Total Fat6.4 g (9%)
Carbs37.3 g (14%)
Sugars2.6 g (3%)
Protein5.4 g (11%)
Sodium306 mg (15%)
Fiber1.8 g (7%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
8 servings

3 tablespoonsolive oil

0.5onion
medium, chopped

2 cupsbasmati rice
well rinsed and drained

3garlic cloves
minced

1jalapeno peppers
seeded, deveined, minced

2 ¾ cupslow sodium chicken broth

1 cuptomato sauce

1 x 14 ozcan fire-roasted tomatoes
well drained

2 teaspoonschicken flavor tomato bouillon cube
2 cho pped cubes

3 tablespoonsmild green chiles
chopped

½ tspground cumin

½ tspchili powder

½ tspdried oregano

¼ tspground coriander

¼ tspsmoked paprika

¼ tspsalt

cilantro
finely chopped

lime juice
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Notes
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Under 30 minutes