| Total: | 25 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups long-grain white rice
- 1 teaspoon achiote powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onion is soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice, achiote powder, and bay leaf. Cook and stir until the rice is opaque, about 2 minutes,
- Add the tomatoes and broth, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until the liquid evaporates to just below the level of the rice, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to the low, cover, and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover, fluff with a fork and serve with Chocolate Chicken Mole, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 332 |
| Total Fat | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 181 mg |
Reviews
I preface this with”I’m a yankee” but I live in Texas and all my Texas friends love this.
This looks like my mother’s rice, although Mom never used a bay leaf. I would definitely try this recipe.
Horrible. tomato rice hot dish is better than this. definately not mexican rice.
I should have guessed it was Ingrid’s recipe, it was very tasty. My wife is Puerto Rican and makes a Puerto Rican rice and she’s pretty tough on other peoples’ rice. She pronounced this one very good, which is high praise indeed from her. Great side dish.
This was terrible! It was very bland and was more like a bad rissotto than rice. I should have known better when the only “spice” called for was achiote powder(annato) which is not a spice at all but a colorant. Also, 2 cups of rice was WAY too much for 4-6 servings. Is there such a thing as a negative rating?
In response to some of the reviewers who claimed this was bland: “What did you serve it with?” Last night we had some pork tamales that I made from scratch and served this as a side dish. My homemade tamale sauce was quite spicy and this dish was the perfect complement. The texture was creamy but not mushy, much like a risotto. I followed the recipe exactly but substituted ancho chile powder for the achiote. My husband, who is critical of rice dishes, even commented on how unusually good it was.
PS. July 16, 2011 – Made this again. Used canned crushed tomatoes. Served with green chicken enchiladas, it seemed overly tomatoey. I think next time I will use stewed tomatoes and add additional heat to balance the sweetness. Still love the texture. I used Valencia short grain rice (much cheaper than arborio and similar results.
I’m not sure that the people who gave this a bad review made the same recipe as the one I made. It’s easy and great rice, and very similar to the rice I get in restaurants in my home state of AZ.
I had to substitute cayenne pepper, which is good, but a little too hot for how I like my rice. Also, if you think it’s bland, get tomatoes flavored with mexican spices (pepper, etc) to give it more flavor. Rice isn’t meant to be a meal on its own, so I don’t think it needs to be the most flavorful, salty dish ever.
I’ll definitely make this again!
I always watch Ingrid and think she?s delightful but this recipe was terrible.
This will be the last time I ignore other peoples reviews. It was bland and definitely not worth making, there are better Mexican Rice Recipes.
This will be the last time I ignore other peoples reviews. It was bland and definitely not worth making, there are better Mexican Rice Recipes.
I thought that I possibly made a mistake in making this dish, however after I looked at some of the other reviews I see I was not the only one who thought this rice was lacking something!!!
I’ll make this rice with anything Mexican from now on- it was easy and delicious. I added a poblano pepper to change it up, and I couldn’t find achiote so I just used some chili powder, but thought it turned out great!