Name: Mamacita's Mexican Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
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

Directions

Step 1

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.

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Step 2

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.
Step 3

Stir peas and carrots into cooked rice; garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

156 calories; protein 3.2g; carbohydrates 29.6g; fat 2.7g; sodium 34.1mg. Full Nutrition

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