When you’re in a hurry and want to use a box of rice, here is how you can spice it up.
INGREDIENTS:
Rice, Rice A Roni one box (I doubled the recipe)
Butter, 2 Tablespoons
Water, 2 Cups
Diced Tomatoes, one 14 ounce can
Herdez Salsa, one 7 ounce can (You can find this at most markets, if not it will be on line. For a store bought salsa, it is my favorite)
Corn, 2 ears of fresh grilled corn or on the cob cooked in the micro…or one can of corn. Again use what you have.
Cumin, one heaping teaspoon
Chili Powder, one heaping teaspoon
Garlic, one heaping teaspoon
Sage, one heaping teaspoon (we were fortunate enough to get ours right from the garden but dried sage is perfect too)
I absolutely LOVE rice, especially Spanish Rice…love it out and love it even more at home when I make it. This is a simple fast way to make one amazing side dish that we just love.
The best Spanish rice in a box that I have found is Rice A Roni
One Tablespoon Garlic Powder, One Tablespoon Chile powder, One Tablespoon Cumin, one teaspoon Sage
Start the rice
These ingredients are all doubled because I’m making rice to have tonight with our grilled chicken, and then tomorrow with what is leftover I will add one pound of ground meat and stuff bell peppers right from the garden…deeeeelicious!
4 Tablespoons of Butter
Two boxes of rice a Roni
The rice turns brown really quick
Now it is starting to brown and time to add the water
Add two cups of water to the browned rice
Makes a lot of steam, but that is exactly what it is supposed to do.
Adding one 7 ounce can of Herdez salsa
This really is my all time favorite salsa in a can…can’t compare with fresh but that’s a whole different story.
Next comes the can of diced tomatoes
Pour right into the rice
Add the flavor packet
I only added two because I am doubling the recipe.
Shown is four ears of fresh corn, wrapped in a paper towel and nuked for 2 minutes each
You will only need two ears of corn so the total cooking time is four minutes
No butter no salt and it just tastes amazing…you just can’t beat fresh.
Take a knife and cut the kernels right off the cob.
I have to tell you how nice it is having my husband Kirk here to help me so much in the kitchen
It is not an easy thing to take pictures of cutting corn off the cob myself, if I’m doing the work
Easily done and now to add into the rice
Corn goes right into the rice mixture
Add one teaspoon garlic powder
One teaspoon Cumin
One teaspoon Chile Powder
One teaspoon Sage
And stir
Following the directions on the box, bring to a boil and then simmer
Perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor!
Tomorrow I will add one pound of ground meat to the rice and stuff bell peppers just picked from the garden. Planning two meals at once, saves a lot of time.
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