Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, spanish rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Just Spice Things Up w/ Our Exquisite Rice & Pasta Blend. Discover A Wide Range Of Easy To Make Recipes With Knorr® Products Today! Spanish rice is the perfect accompaniment to Mexican foods, chicken, or just about anything.

Spanish Rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Spanish Rice is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have spanish rice using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spanish Rice:

1. Take 2 cup long grain rice
2. Get 1 can tomato paste
3. Make ready 4 cup chicken broth
4. Prepare 1 small onion
5. Take 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp cumin
7. Take 3 clove minced garlic
8. Make ready 3 tbsp oil
9. Take 1 salt
10. Get 1 pepper
11. Get 1 can rotel tomatoes with chiles
12. Prepare 1 packages chicken base

Spanish rice is essentially a rice pilaf, but with southwestern flavorings. To make it you brown the raw rice first with onions and garlic, and then cook the rice in chicken broth with added tomatoes. The browning is essential to the nutty, almost toasty flavor of the rice. The terms "Spanish rice" and "Mexican Rice" are often used interchangeably and include some combination of tomatoes, onion, chicken bouillon (consomé), and other spices.

Instructions to make Spanish Rice:

1. preheat oil in large skillet
2. add rice and cook about 3 or 4 minutes
3. add chopped onion and garlic. cook until rice is golden.
4. add tomato paste, cumin and chicken base and mix well using a little broth if needed
5. add chicken broth, rotell tomatoes and cilantro and bring to a boil
6. cover and reduce heat to low and cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
7. remove from heat. salt and pepper to taste. stir and serve

True "Spanish" rice (like paella) from Spain would include saffron, but we'll put aside the semantics for this delicious dish. Add rice; cook and stir until rice is golden brown. Check rice for doneness by tasting a few top grains. Homemade Spanish rice is the perfect compliment to Taco Tuesday or any night of the week! We love to serve it with the Best Crockpot Chicken Tacos Recipe.

So that’s going to wrap this up with this special food spanish rice recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am confident that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!