My Take on Spanish Rice

[njean]

This recipe for Spanish Rice has been passed down in our family from generation to generation. It is a simple, healthy & very tasty recipe. Let me know what you think.

1/2 cup of long-grain white rice
1 celery stalk (chopped fine)
1/2 white or yellow onion (diced or chopped)
1/4 cup low-salt tomato sauce
1-1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup tap water
Garlic Salt w/parsley (just for flavor)

Add about 2 TBSP. of Canola or other light oil to cooking pan. When oil is hot enough, add your rice & allow to cook until golden-brown stirring frequently so as not to burn. Add chopped celery, onion & cook together until onion is translucent. Add tomato sauce, a sprinkling of garlic salt w/parsley & cook for 2 or 3 more minutes in medium heat.

Lastly, add your chicken broth & water & simmer in low-med heat until liquid is absorbed. Do not stir the rice anymore; let it simmer. You may prefer the mixture a bit soupy but whatever you do, DON'T allow the rice to stick to the pan!

You may use this rice as a side dish for fried chicken, tacos, enchiladas (as in my illustration) or you may want to eat it all by itself. Enjoy!

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All the veggies, are from my garden!!

 

[Bina]

Now I'm hungry.....send some over!

 

[CThrock]

That's sounds like good spanish rice. I'll have to try it.
Can we get some samples!!!
When's dinner? I'll bring the enchiladas!!

 

[escargome]

Norma,
That is almost exactly the way my mom taught me to make Spanish Rice. It turns out so yummy.

 

[Tbone]

Hot sauce? MMMMMMMMMMMMM Spanish Rice. Goes good with a number of dishes.

 

[Karlynn]

I should not have read that on an empty stomach. Can't wait to fix it!

 

[Christina]

This recipe for Spanish Rice has been passed down in our family from generation to generation. It is a simple, healthy & very tasty recipe. Let me know what you think.

1/2 cup of long-grain white rice
1 celery stalk (chopped fine)
1/2 white or yellow onion (diced or chopped)
1/4 cup low-salt tomato sauce
1-1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup tap water
Garlic Salt w/parsley (just for flavor)

Add about 2 TBSP. of Canola or other light oil to cooking pan. When oil is hot enough, add your rice & allow to cook until golden-brown stirring frequently so as not to burn. Add chopped celery, onion & cook together until onion is translucent. Add tomato sauce, a sprinkling of garlic salt w/parsley & cook for 2 or 3 more minutes in medium heat.

Lastly, add your chicken broth & water & simmer in low-med heat until liquid is absorbed. Do not stir the rice anymore; let it simmer. You may prefer the mixture a bit soupy but whatever you do, DON'T allow the rice to stick to the pan!

You may use this rice as a side dish for fried chicken, tacos, enchiladas (as in my illustration) or you may want to eat it all by itself. Enjoy!

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All the veggies, are from my garden!!

Norma,


I just love rice (brown) and am interested in trying this recipe but looking at the ingredients it seems there's too much liquid for the 1/2 cup of rice that it calls for.
Can you advise?

 

[njean]

To be perfectly honest Christina, I hardly ever measure any recipe that I know by heart. In Rachel Ray's expression, "I eyeball it" so if you want to cut your liquid to 1 cup broth & 1/2 to 3/4 cup water, you can try that & cook in medium heat.

You want your rice cooked nice & fluffy & not mushy.

Oh one more thing, I don't cover the pan when it's cooking.

 

[Eva]

............You want your rice cooked nice & fluffy & not mushy.

Oh one more thing, I don't cover the pan when it's cooking.

That is it!! I was wondering too about the amount of liquid to the amount of rice. I, too, as said above, should not have read this on an empty stomach. I can't wait to try it. Thanks, Norma for sharing.

 

[Karlynn]

Made it - it was delicious! I also through in some finely chopped red bell pepper.

 

[njean]

Made it - it was delicious! I also through in some finely chopped red bell pepper.

Glad you liked it Karlynn! Sometimes I add some frozen peas towards the end before all the liquid is absorbed!!!

 

[njean]

Glad you liked it Karlynn! Sometimes I add some frozen peas towards the end before all the liquid is absorbed!!!

In fact, I'm making some for supper & I am going to add some red bell to it! I'm sure that the sweet flavor of the pepper is great! Thanks!

 

[Mary]

Tried this over the week-end, and it was a hit!

 

[njean]

Tried this over the week-end, and it was a hit!

Glad you like it!