Mamacita's Mexican Rice

This quick and easy Mexican rice dish pan-fries white rice, onion, and garlic followed by simmering with chicken broth and tomatoes for a Mexican-inspired side dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 156 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 ½ cups chicken broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• 1 tomato, seeded and diced
• ½ teaspoon Spanish saffron
• ¼ cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed
• 1 sprig fresh cilantro (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir rice and oil in a skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 2

Pour chicken broth into rice mixture and bring to a boil; stir tomato, cumin, saffron, salt, and black pepper into broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is cooked, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Stir peas and carrots into cooked rice; garnish with cilantro.