Side Dishes
Basic Spanish Rice
Description
Making Spanish rice from scratch has never been easier! Complete a tasty dinner with this easy Spanish rice recipe. It's the perfect side! Chili powder and garlic powder add major flavor while tomato sauce gets stirred in to really bring this dish together.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
Directions:
- In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Cook onion and uncooked rice in the oil about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until rice is golden brown.
- Remove skillet from heat. Stir in bell pepper, water, salt, chili powder, garlic powder and tomato sauce. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and tomato sauce is absorbed.
