Restaurant Style Mexican Rice

This stuff is so easy and so good.  I make pretty much anytime I make Mexican food.  This is way better than buying a pre-packaged Mexican or Spanish rice mix.

Here's how to throw this delightful side dish together:


1.  Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan or skillet.  Use the largest saucepan you have, so that the rice has room and isn't piled on top of each other.

2.  Once, the oil is hot add the rice and stir it constantly, until it begins to lightly brown.  It should look like this:

3.  Flavor the rice with minced garlic, salt and cumin and stir to incorporate the flavors.

4.  Add tomato sauce, chicken broth and cilantro to the saucepan and bring it to a boil.  Then, reduce the heat to low.

5.  Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the rice simmer for 20-25 minutes.  That's all there is to it!

Restaurant Style Mexican Rice

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup long grain rice, uncooked
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 cup tomato sauce (8 oz. can)
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
3 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro

Heat oil in a large saucepan or skillet over medium heat.  Add the rice and gently stir until rice begins to lightly brown.  Add garlic, salt and cumin and stir until well combined.  Add the tomato sauce, chicken broth and cilantro and turn the heat up to medium high.  Bring the mix to a boil then turn the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid.  Simmer for 20-25 mins.



Hope you liked this recipe!  It makes a perfect side dish for any Mexican dish.