Spanish Rice
Easy versatile and flavorful side dish made from a few simple ingredients!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 2 cups long grain white Rice
- 1 10 ounce can Rotel tomatoes
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 3 cups Chicken Broth or you can use 3 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup diced carrot optional
Instructions
- Melt butter in 6 quart dutch oven or oven proof pan, add rice mix rice with butter and let cook over medium heat until rice starts to sizzle about 1 minute add rotel, tomato paste, and chicken broth the to pan. Stir well, add cumin, sugar and salt to your taste bring to a boil. Cover and remove from stove place in 325 degree oven for 1 hours. Remove from oven, do not peek, leave it alone, until ready to eat, when ready to eat remove cover, fluff with fork and serve.Add optional carrot along with broth.
Notes
Note: My mom makes this as a main dish by adding ground beef. Here's how you do it. Brown one pound lean ground beef with 1 cup chopped onion, when beef is browned and onions are tender add in rice and follow the above recipe.
Stove top method: Cook on medium low to low heat for 30 minutes. turn off heat and let set for 15 minutes remove lid and fluff rice.
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