EASY SPANISH RICE RECIPE DINNER
Easy Spanish Rice Recipe This super easy rice recipe is perfect to add to your weekly meal plan when you are on a busy schedule or looking for a low-cost meal. Being raised in Puerto Rico as a child meant eating rice for dinner on most days. Rice is the perfect meal when there’s not much money to go around or you only have a few ingredients in your kitchen. There are many ways you can create rice recipes, especially with all the wonderful spices available to us.
Tips For Cooking Rice Cooking rice can be very easy to do, but ruining your rice can be just as easy to do. Here are some helpful hints to make sure your rice turns perfectly. The liquid portion of your rice is the most important to make sure it cooks correctly, not too dry, and not mushy. You can follow the direction on the bag of rice to make sure that your liquid to rice proportion is correct. You can also use chicken stock or broth rather than just rice when cooking your rice. It will give more flavor and personally I prefer the way it leaves the texture. Make sure you allow the rice to simmer enough that it cooks thoroughly. You want to make sure that after adding all of your ingredients you allow your chicken broth or water to boil before setting to simmer. Do not uncover the lid of the rice before the cooking time. This will allow the steam to escape and not allow the rice to cook properly. To make this low budget meal more filling you can certainly add your favorite protein on the side. You can also make my easy slow cooker shredded chicken recipe and add it to this delicious Spanish rice dinner. You can also easily add steak, shrimps, and fish on the side if you’re looking to add some protein to the recipe. Spanish Rice Ingredients When cooking rice the great thing about it is that you can easily mix different seasonings to make spectacular flavors. You don’t need many ingredients to create a delicious rice recipe. In fact, the most important part of making this Spanish rice recipe is the seasonings you are adding to the recipe.2 cups rice (I used long grain rice)1 1/2 cups chicken broth (you can also use water)1/2 green pepper, diced1/2 red pepper, diced cloves, minced 1/2 small onion, diced 1 teaspoon of Paprika salt and pepper to taste1 teaspoon of cumin 1 teaspoon of chili powder 1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce (optional) Tip: If you are making this recipe for your family with younger children, I would omit the Tabasco sauce and have it as optional on the side. By adding the Tabasco sauce right on top it still gives it a delicious flavor and spiciness to this easy rice recipe. This way you don’t have to worry about the kids not wanting to eat because it’s too spicy.
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BRYAN G.
