Mamacita's Mexican Rice recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup long-grain white rice 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 ½ cups chicken broth 1 tomato, seeded and diced ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon Spanish saffron salt and ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed 1 sprig fresh cilantro
Nutrition Info
- 156.3 caloriescarbohydrate: 29.6 gcholesterol: : -fat: 2.7 gfiber: 1.2 gprotein: 3.2 gsaturatedFat: 0.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 34.1 mgsugar: 1.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Mamacita's Mexican Rice
Directions
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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.