Mexican Spiced Rice
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
4 cups rice
ingredients
- 2 cups white rice
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 -3 tablespoons dried onion flakes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon spicy cajun seasoning (mine is not this brand, but I'm sure something with ingredients like Emeril's Essence will work just) (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup of chopped cilantro
- 4 -6 ounces chevre cheese (soft goat cheese)
directions
- Mix dry rice, spices and dried onions.
- Cook rice according to package directions, either on stove top or in rice cooker.
- Fluff rice with fork.
- Add cheese to warm rice and let melt a bit.
- Add cilantro and combine well.
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Reviews
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So much better than plain rice, and the spices were right just the way listed. I only made one small change as I was trying to have things ready ahead of time for company on a Mexican Themed dinner. So after it was made (as directed) I put it all in a casserole dish, topped with more cheese, covered with foil and just heated it up when everyone arrived. Oh yes, I also used a Mexican blend cheese instead of goat as one of our guests doesn't do goat cheese.
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Very good; the recipe worked out well with what I did have on hand. I omitted the coriander because I didn't have it and used dried cilantro flakes and added that in step #1. I used a blend of mexi-cheese instead of the goat cheese. I also used chicken broth for the water and used long grain rice. I used the rest of the spices as stated; my family does not do well with spicy things and they did just fine with this rice. A hint of "spice" was noticeable but nothing overpowering; my 4 y/o loved the taste. This made a great side to some chicken chimichangas; thanks for posting!
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This was a good, quick throw-together side for the steak tacos I made. I forgot to either buy a rice mix or buy ingredients for one, so I scouted around and found this. I lessened the amounts of the seasonings because I mad less rice for the 3 of us. I didn't have the goat cheese, but I had a but of Monterey Jack that I finely shredded. Also no fresh cilantro, but I had some dried minced which I added. I also cooked the rice in chicken broth.(Still sound like your recipe?) We all liked it and the taste was spicy without being overpowering. Thanks.
Tweaks
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So much better than plain rice, and the spices were right just the way listed. I only made one small change as I was trying to have things ready ahead of time for company on a Mexican Themed dinner. So after it was made (as directed) I put it all in a casserole dish, topped with more cheese, covered with foil and just heated it up when everyone arrived. Oh yes, I also used a Mexican blend cheese instead of goat as one of our guests doesn't do goat cheese.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kozmic Blues
Providence, Rhode Island
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