Best 20 Easy Spanish Rice Recipes

EASY AUTHENTIC SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions and jalapeno peppers in the butter until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir Mexican-style tomatoes into onion mixture; add rice, salt, and black pepper. Bring rice mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked, 40 to 45 minutes. Garnish with sour cream and Cheddar cheese to serve.

EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Place a pot over medium-heat heat; add oil and heat until oil shimmers slightly. Pour rice into the hot oil, stirring constantly, until rice is golden to dark brown, about 5 minutes.
• Mix water, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and bouillon into rice. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat and cover pot tightly with a lid. Leave pot covered on hot burner until rice has absorbed all the liquid, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasonings as needed.

VERONICA'S EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add rice and onion and cook (about 5-10 minutes) stirring occasionally, until rice is golden brown and onion is tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender.

EASY SPANISH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat.
• Add the shallots and garlic and cook until they start to brown, around 2-3 minutes.
• Add rice, broth, tumeric, and salt. Add frozen peas; I usually add enough to cover the surface of the broth (you can gauge this by adding them little by litte, they usually float to the top). Bring to a boil; this may take a few minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender and liquid is absorbed, this takes anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes depending on tastes and your stove!
• Sprinkle with fresh cilantro for a little extra flavor.

EASY SPANISH RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Partially drain fat from the skillet.
• Heat remaining bacon fat in the skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and bell pepper in the fat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, and salt; continue to cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add cooked rice to sauce mixture. Transfer rice and sauce mixture to a large mixing bowl.
• Crumble bacon. Stir 3/4 of the Cheddar cheese and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon into the hot rice mixture until cheese is melted. Transfer to a 9x11-inch glass oven-proof dish. Sprinkle remaining bacon and Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese on top is bubbly, about 25 minutes.

EASY SLOW COOKER SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until lightly browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard fat.
• Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, green bell peppers, water, onions, rice, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and hot sauce. Cook on High until rice is tender, about 3 hours. Serve in bowls and top with Cheddar cheese.

BEST EVER EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe dish (I use a 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup), add 2 cups water and 1 Knorr Caldo de Tomate bouillon cube. Microwave for 2 minutes to heat water. Use a wooden spoon to carefully crush and mix the cube of bouillon in the water. It does not have to be perfectly mixed in, but you do want to get it dissolved.
• In a 4-quart or larger saucepan on medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Add uncooked jasmine rice and to the pan, and stir constantly until rice is browned slightly. This should take about 1 minute.
• Add the water carefully, and bring to a boil.
• Cover saucepan, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes.
• At the end of cooking, fluff rice with a wooden spoon. If the rice looks too damp, leave uncovered and allow to cook for a few more minutes while stirring to prevent burning.

EASY SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Pre Heat oven to 350 F.
• 2. Salt and pepper ground beef, brown in a skillet. Add cilantro and minced garlic - cook grease off. Set aside. Cook Spanish Rice according to instructions, add mexican tomatoes, juice also.( If you want it spicy-use Rotel tomatoes) Add cooked hamburger to the rice mixture, mix well.
• 3. While the ground beef and rice are cooking, cut tops off of your bell peppers, scoop out the seeds, rinse. Add beef/spanish rice mixture to the bell peppers, stuff full. Put stuffed peppers in a 9 x 13 glass pan; add a little water to the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil, cook for about 45-60 mins.
• 4. *NOTE*: Use only 1 Tbsp of butter in the Spanish Rice to cut out fat; use only 4 Cups or less of water if you add the juice of the Mexican tomatoes.

EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; stir in rice and sauce mix. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in picante sauce. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

SO EASY ARROZ CON POLLO (SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• In large skillet sauté chicken onion and garlic in oil 5 to 7 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Add water and tomato; bring to a boil.
• Add the rice and seasoning package; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add peas and olives and cook 5 to 10 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed.

SUPER EASY SPANISH RICE (4 WW POINTS)

Steps:

• Pour entire can of tomatoes (including liquid) into pan. Add water, rice, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.

EASY SPANISH RICE AND BEEF

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir until browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add meat and sazon seasoning; cook and stir until beef is hot and slightly pink in the center, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the cooked rice, tomatoes, and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, 18 to 24 minutes.

EASY CROCK POT SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Mix the sauce and vegetable and spices in large crock pot.
• Set crock pot to high.
• While that is heating brown the ground beef and cook the bacon.
• When it begins to boil add the ground beef and bacon with bacon dripping.
• Allow it to return to a boil.
• Then add the rice and cover and cook one half hour or until the rice is tender.
• Serves 8 hearty appetites.

EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• 1. In medium saucepan, combine all ingredients.
• 2. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer covered for 25 minutes.
• 3. Serve with https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/beef/cheesy-mini-taco-meatloaves.html and pinto's.

SUPER EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Warm water that will go into rice and dissolve the bouillon in it.
• Add bouillon water to rice and add onions.
• Cook onions and rice.
• When finished add tomato sauce.
• Viola!

EASY RICE COOKER SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine water, rice, tomatoes, taco seasoning, salt, chili powder, and pepper in a rice cooker. Mix well. Seal rice cooker and select setting according to manufacturer's instructions. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Open the lid partway to release steam, and let rice sit, 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
• Stir browned ground beef into the rice.

EASY AUTHENTIC SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• 1. In a large, deep skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped onions, jalapenos, yellow peppers, & minced garlic, cook until onions are tender-crisp, about 3-5 minutes.
• 2. Add 2 cans of tomatoes, either Petite Mexican Style (if you want heat, spicy), or 2 cans of Diced oregano, basil tomatoes (if you want less heat & more sweet). Stir into onion mixture.
• 3. Add rice, salt & Pepper, oregano, parsley, and water. mix into tomato mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• 4. Serve with sour cream and shredded cheese with your favorite Mexican or Spanish dish!

QUICK AND EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Cook and stir onion, garlic, and vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir rice into onion mixture and cook, stirring often, until rice becomes slightly opaque, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth, vegetable juice, and taco seasoning into rice mixture and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat until rice has absorbed most of the liquid, about 5 minutes.

EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice and onion in oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is golden brown and onion is tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender.

EASY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Rinse brown rinse and drain.
• In a small sauce pan heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Sauté the rice for a few minutes in the oil.
• Add the cumin and Sazón Goya and mix well.
• Add the chicken stock and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a slow simmer and cover for about 1 hour. Check after 50 minutes due to stove differences. There should be a small amount of liquid left.
• Remove from heat, uncover and let stand for a few minutes to absorb the rest of the liquid.