Mexican Rice

Name: Mexican Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 1.75 cups vegetable or chicken broth; 1 8 oz can tomato sauce; Cumin; Salt; Pepper; 1 jalapeno diced; 1 small red onion diced; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 cup long grain rice

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Updated at: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 18:03:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories245.6 kcal (12%)

Total Fat6.2 g (9%)

Carbs42.5 g (16%)

Sugars3.3 g (4%)

Protein4.6 g (9%)

Sodium777.9 mg (39%)

Fiber1.8 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 ¾ cupsvegetable broth

or chicken

1 x 8 ozcan tomato sauce

2 Tbspbutter

1 tspminced garlic

1 cuplong grain rice

Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter over medium high heat, add minced garlic and cook for 1 min. Then add diced jalapeño and onion. Sautee for a couple of minutes

Step 2

Add rice to pan, and cook until lightly toasted and golden brown.

Step 3

Then add in salt, pepper, cumin, tomato sauce, broth. Mix together. Bring to boil then put lid on and reduce heat.

Step 4

Check rice at 10 min. If liquid remains, cover and cook for 5 more min. If not done, but broth is gone. Add a splash or 2 more of broth and cook for 5 more min.

Step 5

When done, fluff up, serve and eat