Spanish Rice

Making Spanish rice from scratch is easy to do, tastes better, and is a lot healthier than buying a mix full of words you can’t pronounce.

This Spanish rice recipe gets its flavors from a few simple spices and sautéing the vegetables at the start.

Spanish Rice

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup white rice
• ▢ 1 – 14 oz can diced tomatoes
• ▢ 2 cups chicken stock
• ▢ 1 – 4 oz can roasted green chilies, diced
• ▢ 1/2 tsp cumin
• ▢ 1/4 tsp chili powder
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ 1/2 tsp pepper
• ▢ 4 green onions

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Instructions

• Finely dice the green onions, separating the white and green parts of the onions.
• Sauté the green chilies and the white part of the green onions for a couple of minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
• Bring everything to a boil, add in the rice, give everything a good stir. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover tightly, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Take the pot off the heat and let everything rest for 5 to 8 minutes, until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Stir in the green onion tops and serve.

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