My Favorite Mexican Rice

This one-skillet side dish is wonderfully spicy and cheesy. Serve it with your favorite Mexican dish.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can canned chopped green chiles, drained
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 2.5 cups chicken broth
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.25 teaspoon chili powder
• 1.5 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in rice; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned and gives off a toasted fragrance, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, tomato sauce, green chiles, onion, garlic, salt, cumin, and chili powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread Monterey Jack cheese on top, then replace the lid and allow the cheese to melt, about 5 minutes more.