Easy Mexican Rice Recipe
This Easy Mexican Rice recipe is a homemade alternative to packaged mixes like Knorr. It doesn't require tomato bouillon, and we have a special technique to add 1000% more flavor in just 1 extra minute.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
Instructions
- In medium pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add rice and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until rice is translucent, stirring constantly.
- Add tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder and salt and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add broth and stir until well combined.
- Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 18 minutes or until rice has absorbed all liquid (the rice should be studded with craters at the end of cooking time).
- Remove from heat and let rice sit, covered, for 5 minutes before serving. Fluff with a fork before serving.
Calories: 231kcal, Carbohydrates: 39g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 512mg, Potassium: 130mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 318IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 1mg
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