Mexican Tomato-Flavored Rice

Mexican Tomato-Flavored Rice

from allrecipes.com
Side Dish
25 min
240 kcal / serving

Tomato-flavored bouillon granules color and flavor to long-grain rice. This grandma's recipe is sure to come out light and fluffy, every single time.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoonsvegetable oil
  • 1 cuplong-grain rice
  • 2 ½ cupswater
  • 1 ½ tablespoonstomato-flavored bouillon powder (such as knorr®)
  • 2 pinchesonion powder
  • 2 pinchesgarlic powder

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add rice and fry until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

  3. 3

    Gradually stream water into the saucepan while stirring rice. Stir in tomato powder, onion powder, and garlic powder.

  4. 4

    Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until rice has absorbed almost all liquid, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, until remaining liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.