Easy Homemade Mexican Rice

The other day I made chicken fajitas and of course the only side dish I could think to make with those is rice.  So sticking with my pledge to eliminate boxed, pre-packaged foods from our lives, I found a great recipe to make my own homemade Mexican Rice.

And boy am I glad to have found this easy rice recipe.  This Mexican rice has flavor galore!  A lot more flavor than the packet and boxed versions.

Even though it only calls for 1 cup of dry rice, you end up with a saucepan full of rice.  I think next time I will make half of the recipe for just the two of us.

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Mexican Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 clove garlic (chopped)
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 & 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups diced tomatoes with liquid (I used fire roasted)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a medium sized sauce pan or pot. Add the onions and garlic, saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
2. Add the rice, chicken stock, tomatoes, chili powder, cumin and salt and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

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https://myfindsonline.com/mexican-rice/

Recipe adapted from Closet Cooking.