Mexican Rice Recipe

Mexican Rice Recipe

from favfamilyrecipes.com
Side Dish
25 min
6 servings
183 kcal / serving

Our Restaurant Style Mexican Rice rivals anything you can get in a restaurant. It has the perfect consistency and just the right amount of seasoning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoonsvegetable oil
  • 1 cuplong grain rice (uncooked
  • 1 teaspoonminced garlic
  • ½ teaspoonkosher salt
  • ½ teaspooncumin
  • ½ cuptomato sauce
  • 14 ounceschicken broth
  • 3 tablespoonsfresh cilantro (finely chopped

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the rice and gently stir until rice begins to lightly brown.

  2. 2

    Add the garlic, salt, and cumin and stir the rice until it looks golden.

  3. 3

    Add the tomato sauce and chicken broth and turn the heat up to medium high.

  4. 4

    Bring the mix to a boil, then turn the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.

  5. 5

    Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.

  6. 6

    Stir in chopped cilantro.