Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Alt. Mexican Rice [Brown Rice]

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Healthy Mexican rice that tastes amazing! This recipe is made with brown rice, which is perfectly fluffy after baking in the oven. This isn't a quick recipe, but it does clear the stovetop for use. Mexican Brown Rice Recipe for you today.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook alt. mexican rice [brown rice] using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Alt. Mexican Rice [Brown Rice]:

1. Get 1 pan with a lid
2. Make ready 1 1/2 cup brown rice
3. Make ready 4 cup vegetable or chicken broth
4. Get 8 oz can tomato sauce
5. Get 1 medium onion, diced
6. Prepare 2 bell peppers, diced
7. Take 1 cup peas (I used frozen)
8. Take 4 clove garlic, finely diced
9. Take 1 tsp ground cumin
10. Take 1 tsp turmeric
11. Get 1 tsp oregano (I used dry leaves)
12. Make ready 1/4 tsp or more chili powder to taste
13. Take 1 tsp garlic powder
14. Take 1 salt and pepper to taste
15. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil (enough to coat pan)

The key to this recipe is the Don't worry about "puffing" the rice-just saute it till golden brown, then add the chopped onion and. This one pot Mexican brown rice with tomatoes is a great option for any weeknight meals. However, this time I wanted to try the tomato rice using brown rice and Mexican spices. Our Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice (aka Spanish Rice) rivals anything you can get in a restaurant.

Instructions to make Alt. Mexican Rice [Brown Rice]:

1. Coat a heated pan well with oil, sauté onions and peppers on medium heat until onions are lightly browned. Add and sauté garlic.
2. Stir in peas and cook for 2-3 minutes. If necessary, reduce the heat while you prepare the other ingredients.
3. Stir in spices- cumin, turmeric, oregano, chili powder, salt, pepper. (I added spices to the veggies, but they could probably be added to the broth mixture instead if preferred.)
4. Mix tomato sauce and broth in a separate container. (This mixture can be microwaved briefly so heat isn't lost when it's eventually added)
5. Add the brown rice in a somewhat uniform layer over the sautéed veggies. Do not stir. Keeping the rice on top will help the rice cook more uniformly and prevent intermittent uncooked rice.
6. Gently pour broth and tomato sauce mixture over the rice.
7. Cover pan with lid and simmer on medium heat. For a tighter seal, cover pan with foil and then firmly place the lid over it.
8. Brown rice will take about 40 minutes to cook.
9. If there is still too much liquid after the rice has cooked, uncover the pan, stir, and allow liquid to evaporate on low heat.
10. Mix finished rice and veggies so they're uniformly distributed throughout the rice.

However, this time I wanted to try the tomato rice using brown rice and Mexican spices. Our Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice (aka Spanish Rice) rivals anything you can get in a restaurant. Mexican rice needs to be fried in oil and browned BEFORE you add the chicken broth and tomato sauce. As a result, the rice really absorbs the flavors yet has the perfect consistency. Mexican rice is the anchor of many excellent Mexican spreads, and having recently posted our recipe for Chiles Rellenos, I'm back with the perfect Mexican This easy Mexican Rice recipe is one of them.

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