Rice Cooker Spanish Rice

Rating: 3.6 stars
15 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 4
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 4
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2

This is a great, easy way to make a delicious side dish when cooking Mexican for dinner. My kids really love it, too. Substitutions for spices and vegetables are fine -- add the tastes that your family likes most. You can make this on the stovetop in a skillet with a lid, as well. Bring all ingredients to a boil and stir well; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until rice is soft. If you add some of the optional ingredients, this can be an excellent main dish. Try adding chopped green chile peppers. Tastes great with the Enchilada II recipe.

By suept

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
20 mins
total:
35 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

8
Original recipe yields 8 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Combine tomatoes, rice, tomato sauce, chicken broth, corn, bacon, onion, red bell pepper, olives, salsa, and chili powder in a rice cooker. Seal the cooker and select rice setting according to manufacturer's instructions; cook until tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
280 calories; protein 6.7g; carbohydrates 47.6g; fat 6.9g; cholesterol 8.4mg; sodium 693mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (8)

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SHARON B.
Rating: 5 stars
03/20/2018
Easy and delicious. I put all the ingredients into my rice cooker before leaving for work and came home to the wonderful aroma. Will definitely make this again. Read More

Most helpful critical review

Marilee Duffield
Rating: 3 stars
03/28/2018
The recipe is too much for my older rice cooker so I made it on the stove in a large sauce pan. it was very difficult to keep the rice from sticking-- if I made it again I would cut the chili powder and cumin in half. Just OK. Read More
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15 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 4
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 4
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2
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Marilee Duffield
Rating: 3 stars
03/28/2018
The recipe is too much for my older rice cooker so I made it on the stove in a large sauce pan. it was very difficult to keep the rice from sticking-- if I made it again I would cut the chili powder and cumin in half. Just OK. Read More
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v6nittany
Rating: 3 stars
06/12/2019
This WILL NOT work in an 8 cup rice cooker. We transferred it to the stove but it couldn't be salvaged. I give it 3 stars because it has potential. We are going to cut the recipe in half and try it again. Read More
RonGoings
Rating: 3 stars
04/20/2020
I used brown rice instead of white, took forever to get soft. I used too much tomato sauce, could have used about 2 cups of plain water Read More
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Scott Davis
Rating: 1 stars
05/11/2020
Followed exact ant rice was still raw! Read More
Lanno Kessinger
Rating: 3 stars
02/15/2021
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough liquid to cook the rice. I used my rice cooker and it ended up being too small and the rice was only half cooked and really packed in hard. Next time I cook this, I'll use my Instant Pot and put in 3 cups of chicken broth, or use the rice cooker and use just one cup of rice. Read More
Gyula Tamas Horvath
Rating: 1 stars
06/19/2020
I am cooking this for 2 hours rice is still not cooked... i cooked it in the rice cooker for 90 min rice is hard as uncooked... Transferred it into the stove... still cooking it. Read More
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SHARON B.
Rating: 5 stars
03/20/2018
Easy and delicious. I put all the ingredients into my rice cooker before leaving for work and came home to the wonderful aroma. Will definitely make this again. Read More
Soup Loving Nicole
Allstar
Rating: 5 stars
02/22/2018
This was excellent! The recipe submitter notes this can be done in a skillet on a stove and this is what I did since I do not have a rice cooker. I somehow let myself run out of rice so I used a box of the rice/vermicelli mix and just kept the season packet aside for another use. I left out the optional corn and bacon. This was super simple but tasted like I had fussed over it for hours. Definite keeper! Read More
Tammy Tahour
Rating: 5 stars
08/05/2020
This was a great success. I tweaked it some by sautéing the pepper, onion, and corn. I used bouillon instead of broth and then added a little water. Read More
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