Mexican Rice
So, I was looking to make chicken fajitas one night, and I posed a question to google: what side dishes compliment chicken fajitas? I posed this question at 11:30 pm on a weeknight…biiiiiggggg mistake. Some pretty awesome recipes came up though, including one for Mexican rice. It looked delicious, and simple, and something that I could use as a side dish for other Mexican themed entrees. This Mexican rice dish is very easy to pull together, and makes a ton of food. So, if you’re single like me, you have a lot of leftovers that you can freeze for future meals. Enjoy! 🙂
Mexican Rice
This Mexican rice is very versatile, and can either be served as a side to most Mexican dishes or served as part of a burrito!
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Servings: 8 people
Calories: 203kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain rice, uncooked
- 2 teaspoons extra light olive oil
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- Freshly ground Himalayan pink salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat extra light olive oil over medium-high heat until it begins to shimmer.
- In a strainer, rinse rice under running water.
- Add rice to pan, and toast until the rice emits a nutty fragrance, and the tips of the grains start to toast. This should take around 5-10 minutes.
- Add in tomato sauce, chicken broth, garlic clove, cumin, salt, and pepper. Give the pot a good stir to mix everything and then cover with a lid.
- Once the mixture starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed.
- Fluff rice before serving and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe makes a TON (~2.5 quarts) of cooked rice. If you are cooking for yourself, I would recommend halving the recipe, or freezing half of it. If you decide to freeze the leftovers, be sure to flatten the freezer bags like pancakes before placing in the freezer.
Nutrition Facts
Mexican Rice
Amount Per Serving (0 g)
Calories 203
% Daily Value*
Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 0mg0%
Potassium 0mg0%
Carbohydrates 0g0%
Fiber 0g0%
Sugar 0g0%
Protein 0g0%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutritional information on The Panicked Foodie is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Recipe adapted from Kristyn at Lil’ Luna.
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I have really learn a new type of rice cooking, that i have never tried before. I must it today at my home, thanks for sharing.
Yum! This look so simple but also so delish! I always think the simpler recipes with only a few ingredients turn out the best. I love the idea of seasoning the rice before boiling it, so the flavors really get thoroughly infused.
It’s such an easy recipe to make and it’s packed with flavor thanks to the cumin, chicken broth and more. I could easily make this at home! I also love using Himalayan pink salt for cooking.
Yes! I love the Himalayan pink salt. I read about it somewhere and was like ooo I need to get my hands on this. Wegmans has a Himalayan salt grinder which is handy. I find that I can get away with less of it vs using regular salt, because it has so much more flavor.
That looks delicious! I always go crazy with cumin in my cooking as I love the flavour so much! I think with some paprika powder will add a nice kick to this rice as well!
Delicious, just reduce the chicken broth and add some potatoes and onions and we eat this rice preparation weekly as a quick and light dinner.
My family loves Mexican rice. I am sure that they would love me if I made this for the household. Usually we have purchased it or found some box recipe but this sounds so much better.
Yes!! Also, it makes a TON! I only cook for one person, and was not prepared for the large amount it made. It filled a 2.5 qt glass Pyrex bowl. 🙂
Yeah, I couldn’t cook it for just me.
Mexican rice is my all time favorite though I have never used chicken broth to make it. I am a vegetarian ?
I have never tried any Mexican food before. This seems like an easy recipe for a beginner like myself so I can give it a try.
I love this recipe for a few reasons. Anything that you can make a lot of and freeze is automatically great. Not being a wonderful cook, this also looks easy to prepare. Plus looking through the recipe as well as seeing your photos, it does look really yummy as well. I am inspired to give this a go! Thank you.
this looks so yummy. I am in love with rice, thank you so much for sharing the recipe, I shall give it a try.
This recipe looks delicious and it doesn’t seem that hard to make! I also love how it doesn’t take that long to make! Im excited to give this a try next time we make Mexican food!
I love rice as a side dish. Mexican Rice is one of my favorite varieties. I don’t think it’s too spicy and it brings out the flavors of the other foods.
i would def love to give this a try! i always lve good mexican rice!
this looks absolutely delicious and I’m going to cook it right now 😉 I’m sure it would be great!
The White Ocean
Mexican food is always fantastic – and this recipe brings back many great memories of eating in Mexico.
So simple and easy to do. And yet it looks so tasty! I am drawn to yellow or orange colored food because I feel that they are so tasty. And I am definitely drawn to this one! 😀