This is our favorite Mexican rice that we've tried. I found it on a different recipe site and tweaked it a little to suit our tastes.
Prep
23 min
Cook
55 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup long-grain white rice
2.5 cups chicken broth
1
, 4 ounce
1
, 4 ounce
1 small onion
, minced
2 cloves garlic
, minced
1.5 teaspoons salt
0.5 teaspoons ground cumin
0.25 teaspoons chili powder
1.5 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
1
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in rice; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned and gives off a toasted fragrance, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, tomato sauce, green chiles, onion, garlic, salt, cumin, and chili powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2
Spread Monterey Jack cheese on top, then replace the lid and allow cheese to melt, about 5 minutes more.
Nutrition per serving
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