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Easy Essential Mexican Rice

October 6, 2019 by Becky Spoon

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Essential Mexican Rice
Essential Mexican Rice

This Mexican Rice recipe is my go to for all my Mexican food dishes. Easy and delicious, and it takes 20 minutes to finish.

Essential Mexican Rice
Essential Mexican Rice

I use a long grain rice for this recipe. I love Basmati because it doesn’t get gummy, stays flaky. I buy the burlap bags of basmati from Sams Club. Here’s a link for it : https://www.samsclub.com/p/royal-basmati-rice-20-lbs/131053.

Want more rice recipes? Try my Rice Pilaf! https://the2spoons.com/so-easy-instant-pot-cilantro-lime-rice/.

Mexican Rice

Here’s the simple recipe! Enjoy

Mexican Rice

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Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup long grain rice
  • 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cube Knorr Tomato Bullion with Chicken flavor
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 garlic clove, minced

Instructions
 

  • Add the oil to a saucepan. When heated add the rice and cook until the rice has browned a little.
  • Add the garlic and cook about a minute stirring to prevent it from burning.
  • Add the water and Tomato Bullion. Stir to dissolve the Bullion cube. Reduce the heat to simmer, place a lid on the saucepan and cook about 20 minutes until the water has absorbed. Toss with a fork.

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Filed Under: Beans, Lentils, Grains, Rice, Dishes of Mexico, Tex Mex and New Mexico Red and Green Chile

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  1. Delicious! Easy Mexican Picadillo – The 2 Spoons says:
    October 6, 2019 at 6:57 -07:0010

    […] The first night I made this Mexican Picadillo I served it with my Mexican Rice and flour tortillas for scooping. The next day I used the leftovers for tacos and wow, were they delicious! Here’s the link for my Essential Mexican Rice: https://the2spoons.com/essential-mexican-rice/. […]

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