Paula's Mexican Rice
photo by Marsha D.
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 medium onion
- 1⁄4 cup celery
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 3⁄4 cup dry rice
- 1 (10 ounce) can hot Rotel Tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup cheese
directions
- Sauté onion, butter,celery.
- Add all other ingredients (except cheese); bring to boil, reduce, cover and cook until liquid is absorbed about 20 minutes.
- Transfer to serving dish and add cheese.
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Reviews
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Loved this recipe with my own changes. Hate celery so I used chopped red and green pepper instead. I used Rotelle tomatoes with peppers. I also used broth instead of water, gave it more flavor. I added a bit of cilantro paste and decreased the chili powder. With the red and green peppers and cilantro it gave a fresness. Of course I added cheese! It turned out great! Much like the spanish rice I made for my kids that they loved but I lost the recipe. I will continue to use this recipe.
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I used mild Rotel and cut back on the chili powder. I also added some cubed Velveeta after cooking, making this a very cheesy Mexican rice. This was easy and quick, and a welcome addition to refried beans and tortillas. With my changes the rice wasn't spicy enough, so next time I'm using the full teaspoon of chili powder.
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Tweaks
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Very very good rice recipe! I love rice and always look for different ways to make it. I was making mexican food tonight so I found this recipe. I liked that it was very easy and had not too many ingredients and also was adaptable for a low fat diet. I substituted cooking spray for the butter, stewed tomatoes for the rotel, fat free chicken broth for the water and added 1/2 teaspoon oregano, and a little more salt. It's delicious, low fat and because it's so quick and easy I will be making this often. Thanks Paula!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
paula giles
tecumseh, ok
Hello everyone,
My name is Paula, I'm 40 years old, married 18 yrs. and have 3 children, 1 bird and Rocky the ferret. I love them all.
I also love to cook and look and new and different recipes. I am in college full time working on my bachelors degree in Nursing Science. Hope you enjoy my recipes and I would love to hear what you think about them or just to share a recipe with me. Bye for now, your fellow food lover.