Recipe: Appetizing Spanish Rice

Spanish Rice. Spanish rice is the perfect accompaniment to Mexican foods, chicken, or just about anything. This simple recipe uses chicken broth and chunky salsa to transform plain white rice into a marvelous side dish. When was the last time you had Spanish rice?

Spanish rice is essentially a rice pilaf, but with southwestern flavorings. To make it you brown the raw rice first with onions and garlic, and then cook the rice in chicken broth with added tomatoes. The browning is essential to the nutty, almost toasty flavor of the rice. You can have Spanish Rice using 8 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Spanish Rice

1. Prepare 2 Tbs of oil.
2. You need 20 oz of rice.
3. Prepare 1 of small onion chopped.
4. Prepare 44 oz of water.
5. It's 1/4 Tbs of garlic powder.
6. You need 1/4 Tbs of onion powder.
7. Prepare 1 dash of cumin.
8. It's 2 Tbs of knors tomato and chicken bouillon.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat oil. Saute rice and onions: Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and melt butter. In a large skillet, combine the rice and the chicken broth over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a low simmer and cover with a lid.

Spanish Rice step by step

1. In a 4 quart pot, add in oil and Rice. Toast rice until it's light brown. Add in onion, mix for 2 minutes..
2. Add in remaining ingredients, bring to boil. Cover and turn to low heat. Cook for 20 minutes..

Transfer to a separate dish and cover with lid to keep warm. The terms "Spanish rice" and "Mexican Rice" are often used interchangeably and include some combination of tomatoes, onion, chicken bouillon (consomé), and other spices. True "Spanish" rice (like paella) from Spain would include saffron, but we'll put aside the semantics for this delicious dish. Homemade Spanish rice is the perfect compliment to Taco Tuesday or any night of the week! We love to serve it with the Best Crockpot Chicken Tacos Recipe.