Mamacita's Mexican Rice

Mamacita's Mexican Rice

Recipe by Armi from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Side Dish 35 Mins.

Ingredients

6

6 servings

  • 1 cup long-grain white rice
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth
  • 1 tomato, seeded and diced
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon Spanish saffron
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed
  • 1 sprig fresh cilantro (Optional)

Instructions

  • Cook and stir rice and oil in a skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Pour chicken broth into rice mixture and bring to a boil; stir tomato, cumin, saffron, salt, and black pepper into broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is cooked, about 20 minutes.
  • Stir peas and carrots into cooked rice; garnish with cilantro.

Nutritional Facts

Per 6 servings

  • Calories: 156
  • Carbohydrate: 30g
  • Fat: 3g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Sugar: 1g

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