Lone Star Spanish Rice

Delish's Note:

This is the spanish rice I grew up eating and I like to serve it with my Creamy Tex Mex Enchiladas. Depending on whether or not you are serving a chicken or beef main dish, coordinate the broth to go along with it. You can also substitute black or kidney beans if you prefer. It comes from a Pace Picante Tex Mex cookbook. Oh so good!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 236.59 ml rice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 29.58 ml vegetable oil
• 591.47 ml chicken broth or 591.47 ml beef broth
• 4.92 ml ground cumin
• 2.46 ml oregano
• 453.59 g canned pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 78.07 ml salsa
• 59.14 ml sliced green onion

Directions:

1. Cook rice and garlic in oil in a 2 quart saucepan until rice is lightly browned, about 2-3 minutes.
2. Add broth, cumin, and oregano; bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and cover tightly. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir in beans.
5. Let stand until all liquid is reabsorbed, about 5 minutes.
6. Stir in salsa and green onions.

Reviews

[Coastiehoney]

This was really good. The only changes I made was to add jalape?os for an extra kick. Thanks!!

[Chef Stiles]

This was excellent I used the boxed spanish rice and added the rest as directed Thanks

[Happy Hippie]

I made this to go with fajitas and it was pretty good and easy to make. I didn't use the green onion because I was out of them, but I think they were needed for the good flavor they'd add. I think I'll add a little cilantro next time too for no other reason than I love cilantro. I'll definately make this again. It was a nice change of pace from the usual Mexican rice or beans, which I normally would make. Thanks for sharing. This is a winner.