Make Mexican Rice Like The Restaurant Effortlessly With These Simple Ingredients
Enjoy the comforts of home with a pot of fluffy Mexican Rice that hits all the right notes bursting with flavor and made easily with simple ingredients found right in your pantry and freezer.
Mexican rice is a staple in my house and for good reason!
It is easy to make, there are always plenty leftovers, and my whole family enjoys the comfort of Mexican rice with a number of sides like pork carnitas, grilled steak, baked chicken, and crunchy tacos.
How To Make Mexican Rice Like The Restaurant?
I love challenging myself to recreating dishes that I love to eat at restaurants because it's a great way to test my cooking skills, but also saves my family money when I can make the same meals at home, but even better.
Lets jump right into the basics of cooking rice:
It's always a 2 cups water to 1 cup of rice ratio.
Always season your water with salt, pepper, and a tablespoon of butter.
Bring water to a boil, add rice, then when surface bubbles appear on the top of the rice (about 10 minutes) reduce heat to medium low and cover with a lid cooking for an additional 35 minutes.
Now to make authentic Mexican Rice like the restaurant effortlessly you are going to add these simple ingredients that deliver a flavorful rice that pairs so nicely with a variety of Mexican flavors like lime, cilantro, and avocado.
Make sure to add these ingredients before adding your rice to prevent the rice from becoming mushy.
Add 3 tablespoons of Prego Meat sauce to your water before boiling
Add 1 teaspoon of dried Oregano
Add 1 cup of frozen mixed vegetables
Boom!
It is that easy to create authentic Mexican rice like the restaurant, but even better because this recipe creates a generous serving that can be repurposed for easy next day meals, it is budget friendly, and can be served with a variety of ingredients to create easy meals for your family.
This simple way of preparing Mexican rice will have you craving for more and pairs perfectly with a variety of complimentary sides making getting dinner on the table even easier.
You can pair this rice with grilled chicken, quesadillas, pork chops, buttered shrimp, and it goes perfectly with shredded lettuce topped with sour cream and salsa.
You can even take this dish to the next level with a splash of lime juice and I guarantee you will have a new family favorite recipe.
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