Paula's Mexican Rice

Submitted by paula giles

"This is a meatless rice dish. It is very good and pretty spicy."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 medium onion
• 1⁄4 cup celery
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 3⁄4 cup dry rice
• 1 (10 ounce) can hot Rotel Tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup cheese

directions

1. Sauté onion, butter,celery.
2. Add all other ingredients (except cheese); bring to boil, reduce, cover and cook until liquid is absorbed about 20 minutes.
3. Transfer to serving dish and add cheese.

Reviews

[Barbara B.]

Loved this recipe with my own changes. Hate celery so I used chopped red and green pepper instead. I used Rotelle tomatoes with peppers. I also used broth instead of water, gave it more flavor. I added a bit of cilantro paste and decreased the chili powder. With the red and green peppers and cilantro it gave a fresness. Of course I added cheese! It turned out great! Much like the spanish rice I made for my kids that they loved but I lost the recipe. I will continue to use this recipe.

 

[TreeSquirrel]

I used mild Rotel and cut back on the chili powder. I also added some cubed Velveeta after cooking, making this a very cheesy Mexican rice. This was easy and quick, and a welcome addition to refried beans and tortillas. With my changes the rice wasn't spicy enough, so next time I'm using the full teaspoon of chili powder.

 

[Twiggyann]

We enjoyed this very much. We didn't find it overly spicy at all, though, admittedly, we like spicy foods. I didn't have any Ro-tel tomatoes so I used 3/4 can of diced tomatoes and about 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes as a substitute. I also added about 1/2 cup of corn . Thanks for a great recipe.

 

[Kpacheco]

Too spicy & not flavorful enough.

 

[741184]

I rate this recipe at least 5 stars! Just very very delicious.