Spicy Spanish-Style Rice

This Spanish rice-inspired spicy tomato rice recipe is super easy to make and is always a crowd-pleaser. When was the last time you had Spanish rice? You can substitute paprika for the chili powder.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 194 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 ¼ cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
• ⅓ cup chopped green onion
• 1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste (Optional)
• ⅓ cup diced jalapeno pepper
• ½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Stir rice, jalapeno, green onion, and garlic together in the melted butter until rice is completely coated with butter. Add chili powder, cumin, salt, chipotle chile powder, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 2

Stir chicken stock and tomato sauce into rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn heat off and leave pot covered on the burner for 8 minutes. Remove cover and fluff rice with a fork.