Mexican Rice Recipes

"DH wanted spanish rice one night so I made the following recipe that I got from Betty Crocker. OMG, it was just like eating my mom's. I forgot how good her spanish rice was!!! Try it, you won't be disappointed!!! Serve as a meal in its self or as a side dish."

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Ingredients: garlic powder, green bell peppers...

"This is a version of rice that you find at a Tex-Mex restaurant. It is way easier than it looks and after you have made it once or twice - you can do it by heart. My kids love it and I love that I can sneak a few veggies in! Can be made vegan with veggie broth."

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Ingredients: frozen corn, garlic...

"Easy to put together casserole for a future dinner on the run!"

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Ingredients: cooked rice, cooked chicken...

"This is a copycat recipe I found for this amazing rice, it works perfectly with a nice savory pulled pork that I use for making burritos. But it really is good enough to have on it's own. *edit* I will have to revisit this recipe soon and come up with more precise measurements and possibly using more generic rice."

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Ingredients: fresh cilantro, limes, salt...

"You won't get that "canned - chili powder" taste with this one."

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Ingredients: cilantro, corn, farmer cheese...

"This is a quick and delicious side dish that I make all the time to serve with Mexican food. I know it's not authentic, but my family loves it!"

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Ingredients: long grain rice, salsa...

"This arroz con leche recipe comes from a calender cookbook called Mexico, The Beautiful Cookbook. My Mother-in-law was about to throw it out and I found this wonderful rice pudding recipe in it. It is by far the best I have ever tasted. I omit the the lime and orange peel but I am sure it's probably great with it. uuum, uuum good. *I have made no..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, eggs...

"This is yummy! To me this tastes better than the rice you get as a side dish at so many mex restaurants. From Texascooking.com"

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Ingredients: oil, garlic cloves...

"A great side dish for homemade enchiladas!"

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Ingredients: cumin, garlic powder...

"Easy to make rice like you get at the mexican restaurant. Cooks up in your rice cooker without any fuss, mess or stirring! Haven't tried it- but could be made on the stovetop in a covered pot."

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Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"If you like the kind of spanish rice served in Mexican restaurants, you will LOVE this recipe. Browning the rice gives it that fluffy and nutty taste that makes it so good. The flavor is not meant to be overpowering, so it goes very good with spicy entrees. This recipe was given to me by a friend who makes the best authentic Mexican dishes ever. Enjoy!..."

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Ingredients: garlic salt, green peppers...