Mamacita's Mexican Rice
A flavorful Mexican rice dish that pairs perfectly with any meal.
Ingredients
- long-grain white rice (1 cup)
- vegetable oil (1 tablespoon)
- onion (1 )
- garlic (1 clove)
- chicken broth (1.5 cups)
- tomato (1 )
- ground cumin (0.5 teaspoon)
- Spanish saffron (0.5 teaspoon)
- salt (0 )
- ground black pepper (0 )
- frozen peas and carrots (0.25 cup)
- fresh cilantro (1 sprig)
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.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 156
- fat: 3 g
- sats: 0 g
- carbs: 30 g
- fibre: 1 g
- protein: 3 g
- salt: 0 g