Simple! Tasty! Throw some cilantro in there, man... don't be afraid. Yeah, and some tomato too. That's going to put this through the roof. Add a little funky to it! Don't forget to cumin up that rice, give it that zingy zang!
I think there may be a typo in the amount of water. According to the directions on the box of rice, you will need 2 1/2 cups of water. I thought this was delicious and easy. I served it with the Spicy Garlic Lime Chicken from this site. A very nice weeknight meal!
I took it to pot luck at church and it had to be vegan. So I managed to find yellow rice that did not have chicken broth. That was not easy but the church loved it. Everyone at church wanted the recipe so I posted it on the church web site. I also made a version with mushrooms sautéed in vegan butter and soy sauce because my father loves mushrooms. I made it with yellow rice (vegan) and one with brown rice and both were great.
This is a great recipe! As others have mentioned it is very versatile. It would make a nice side dish or great burrito fillings (we used it for burritos topped with shredded cheese and sour cream). I make my own yellow rice (1 1/2 cups rice 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp onion flakes 1/2 tsp garlic powder) I put all ingredients both the recipe and my rice recipe in the rice cooker and it came out perfect! My 9yr old LOVED it. I agree with others that some fresh cilantro would dress it up; however I made it as is and it was great. This is also a PERFECT pantry/emergency dish since everything is shelf stable.
Instead of using water I substituted homemade turkey broth. I also threw in a healthy amount of fresh cilantro when I folded the rice in to the remaining ingredients. One of the best rice dishes we've had in a long time even the kids inhaled it. NO LEFTOVERS. I made Dee's Roast Pork for Tacos and served this with it to make filling for warmed tortilla-type dinner.......great pairing!
No surprises here with beans corn and rice. This is an inexpensive meal or side dish. I did have to add an extra cup of water to the 8 oz. of rice I boiled which seemed to smoke up quite a bit. I'm guessing that this was due to the olive oil? Maybe next time I will make the rice according to the box directions and proceed with the recipe as written. As with anything you cook and add spices to I anticipate this tasting better on day 2.
Throw in a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies and it is even better.
This was a good healthy alternative for those who are crazy about Chipotle. However it is bland. I want to say it is missing one other spice but not sure what. In either case I substitued the yellow rice for long grain brown rice and sprinkled just a tad of lowfat mexican cheese on top. I will make this again but maybe add something else for flavor.
to cook the rice i followed the directions on the box...yummy side dish! i added cilantro and extra cumin!
