New Mexico Style Spanish Rice

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- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups uncooked instant rice
- 1⁄4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 4 1⁄2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (10 ounce) can of rotel chopped green chili peppers (or similar)
directions
- In a heavy pot, fry rice, pepper and onions slowly in the vegetable oil, until golden brown.
- Add water, garlic, tomato sauce and Rotel to the pot.
- Over medium-low heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20-25 minutes.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
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I grew up in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. My mother's family is hispanic and my father's family is not! My husband and I love New Mexico style Mexican food as well as Tex-Mex. My son loves Chinese food. Needless to say there's a lot of variety in our house. What you don't see a lot of is fish. I didn't grow up eating it and don't enjoy it enough to learn how to make it properly. A quick trip to a seafood place (preferably in Galveston) usually takes care of seafood cravings.