Rice Cooker Chile Cheese Rice

Submitted by strawberrybird

"This mildly spicy cheesy rice is easy to make in the rice cooker."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1/2 cup
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 cups white rice (use rice cooker cups)
• 3 3 cups water or 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1⁄2 medium onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons garlic
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon margarine

directions

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion and garlic in margarine until onion in translucent.
2. Place rice, sauteed onion and garlic, chilies, and chicken broth in rice cooker.
3. Stir just to combine.
4. Set cooker to cook.
5. When done, mix in shredded cheese and let sit 5-10 minutes.
6. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Mama Q]

added a pinch of smoked paprika and cumin. Very yummy and easy.

 

[Kkikii]

This didn't wow me as much as I thought it would. It was okay as a side, but nothing spectacular. I'll try it again with Hot green chile and some extra spices. I used water this time, and I'll try to use a broth next time for some extra flavor.

 

[Montana Heart Song]

This was good! I used a microwave rice cooker 7 minutes at 70% power, rest about 3 minutes, then again 7 minutes at 70% power in a 1200 Watt microwave. After resting the 3 minutes I gently stirred to mix all the ingredients. The liquid was fine in this recipe using Calrose rice. I have used twice, monterey jack cheese and also Velveeta cheese. The Velveeta blends better for flavor and also mixes well. I also used Sysco chicken base with water for my chicken broth and that is wonderful to use with rice dishes.

 

[Kellymike]

Very good and will make again! I made just 1/2 a recipe, since there were only 3 of us. (I have a little tiny rice cooker.) My rice nearly scorched on the bottom this time, even before I put the cheese in but I stirred it up (sort of a golden brown crust) and DH and DS thought it was supposed to look like that and ate it right up, LOL. Thanks for a good side dish; it went great with chicken fajitas.

 

[Diana in KS]

Good recipe. I used mild salsa and it was still a tad spicy for us. Just a warning, I needed more than my rice maker makes so I did this in the microwave the second time. Don't! It was a mistake. The rice would not get cooked so it came out a mess.