Mexican rice at our house has become a touchy subject until…last night. As each good wife does when you first marry you make the standard recipes your mom used to make. Well, years go by and I finally caught on to the fact that I was the ONLY one eating the Mexican rice at dinner. My husband admitted that he only believes in eating rice that actually has flavor. So I went on a hunt and experimenting to find a side dish that pleased me and his taste buds. Let’s just say after some tweaking and adding jalapenos this was delicious.
Mexican Rice
2017-01-06 17:21:22
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. butter
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 ½ cup water
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 can green chilies
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
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Instructions
- In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Add the rice, onion, peppers, and garlic. Cook until the rice is browned and
- vegetables are tender. Stir in the water, tomatoes, chili powder, and salt and
- bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender,
- about 17 to 19 minutes. Stir in the cheese and transfer to a serving bowl.
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lol! My husband is the complete opposite! If his rice has ANY flavoring in it, he won't eat it…..although…..I've slowly been able to trick him one spice at a time. Especially since he became diabetic and had to change his diet. Suddenly Flavor adds on a whole new meaning to eating fun foods again! HA ha.
Gonna give this a try. I am drooling just thinking about it. Thanks! Love your blog. We live in Canada and may not be able to get those meals to deals….but I LOVE your ideas, and recipes. Thanks!
My Mexican friend taught me that the trick is to use both tomatoes & tomato bouillon (found in the Mexican section of the grocery store). For even more flavor she cooks it in chicken broth (she boils chicken for tacos or taqitoes & uses that broth or she boils chicken bones to make the broth breaking the bones so the marrow goes into the broth)
That's a great idea about using chicken broth instead of water. That would add even more great flavor. Thanks for the tip!
I am glad you enjoyed this recipe. It is full of flavor and the perfect amount of spice. Glad you liked it too! Thanks for the comments 😉
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