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Awesome Mexican Rice

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Great Mexican rice, similar to what you find in a restaurant. It’s a favorite around our house; we have it at least once a week!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups White Long Grain Rice
  • ⅓ cups Oil
  • 2 cans (10 Oz. Can) Rotel
  • ½ whole Onion
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1-½ cup Chicken Broth
  • ¼ cups Cilantro, Chopped
  • 1 whole Lime

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F.

1. Measure out the rice and rinse till water runs clear.

2. Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or other oven safe pan with a lid. When oil is hot, add rice and cook until translucent.

3. While rice is cooking, puree the Rotel, onion, garlic and salt in a blender or food processor; fill a large measuring cup to 2 1/2 cups with the mixture. Add enough chicken broth to make 4 cups.

4. Add mixture to the rice, bring to a boil, stir once, cover with a lid and place in the oven at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

5. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.

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kitchenlovenest on 12.14.2010

Mmmm, this is going in my recipe box! Yum!

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ashenneman on 2.25.2011

I will use this recipe every time I make Mexican food from now on. The only thing I might do different next time is use regular canned tomatoes instead of Rotel. Or just one can of Rotel and one regular because it was too spicy for the kids. I even forgot to add the cilantro and lime juice at the end and it was still amazing! Every other time I’ve made Mexican rice it turns out clumpy and mushy… this was so perfect. Oh… Its really important to let it sit 5-10 min after you pull it out of the oven.

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