Mexican Rice

Name: Mexican Rice
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small yellow onion, (finely chopped); 1 large jalapeño pepper, (stemmed, seeded, and minced); 2 large cloves garlic, (minced); 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1½ cups white long grain rice; 3⅓ cups low-sodium chicken broth ((see note)); 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp chili powder; ½ tsp cumin; ½ cup frozen peas, (defrosted); ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro; 2 tsp fresh lime juice, from 1 lime

Add a pop of color (and flavor) to your table with this easy Mexican rice recipe—it’s the side every taco night needs.

⏱ 30 min 📊 Medium 🍽 6 servings 👁 12

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and jalapeño and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Turn the heat up to medium and add the tomato paste, garlic and rice; cook, stirring frequently, for about 3 minutes.
Add the chicken broth, salt, pepper, chili powder and cumin; turn the heat up and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Add the peas, cilantro and lime juice and fluff the rice with a fork to mix. Let the rice sit for a few moments to "dry out" and lose that wet, just-steamed texture. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and lime if necessary.

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Nutrition per serving

253kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1241.00

Per Serving
$207.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$2482.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (93% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
olive oil	2 tbsp	$42.00
yellow onion	1 small	$50.00
jalapeño pepper	1 large	$442.00
cloves garlic	2 large	$395.00
tomato paste	2 tbsp	$7.00
white long grain rice	1.5 cups	$91.00
low-sodium chicken broth	3.333 cups	$56.00
salt	1 tsp	$1.00
freshly ground black pepper	0.25 tsp	$6.00
chili powder	0.5 tsp	$9.00
cumin	0.5 tsp	$18.00
frozen peas	0.5 cup	-
finely chopped cilantro	0.25 cup	$117.00
fresh lime juice	2 tsp	$7.00