Best Grandmas Spanish Rice Recipes

AUTHENTIC SPANISH RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Saute rice in 3 tablespoons of oil on medium heat until golden brown (about 5-7 minutes). Stir constantly to brown the rice evenly.
• Add the onion,garlic, and bell pepper and saute 1 minute.
• Add the diced tomato and cook slightly.
• Add the chicken bouillon and stir just to coat the rice.
• Immediately add about 1 1/4 cups of the hot water, reserving some liquid to add back later as needed. Stir the rice and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until tender. Check the rice at 15 minutes to add more water and/or adjust the temperature as needed.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

SPANISH RICE DINNER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.

SPANISH RICE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in water, rice, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, chili powder, and garlic salt. Cook over high heat until boiling, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat, cover, and let simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

GRANDMA'S RICE DISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., Stir in rice, tomatoes, corn, olives, bacon and seasonings; heat through. Stir in 1 cup cheese until melted., Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Toss bread crumbs with butter; sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

MOM'S SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and pepper over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain., Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil. Add rice; heat through, stirring occasionally. Garnish with green onions, if desired.

GRANDMA'S SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• 1. Rinse and drain shrimp. Set aside.
• 2. In large skillet, fry bacon till almost crisp; crumble and set aside.
• 3. Using the bacon grease, or cooking oil if preferred, begin cooking the rice, onion, and bell pepper until onions become clear.
• 4. Add bacon, tomatoes, sauce and seasonings; stirring well.
• 5. Add bouillon. Cover and cook until rice is almost done.
• 6. Add shrimp and cook, stirring frequently until rice and shrimp are both done.

EASY AUTHENTIC SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions and jalapeno peppers in the butter until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir Mexican-style tomatoes into onion mixture; add rice, salt, and black pepper. Bring rice mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked, 40 to 45 minutes. Garnish with sour cream and Cheddar cheese to serve.

BETTY CROCKER 1950S SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet, fry the bacon until it is crisp; remove from skillet and drain off most of the fat.
• Add onion and green pepper to bacon fat and cook over medium heat until the onion is yellowed.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook uncovered over low heat for abou 15 minutes, or until hot.
• NOTE: you can heat the oven to 400 degrees and combine the cooked bacon, onion and pepper with the rice and tomatoes, salt and pepper, in a baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• ALSO, you can substitute jarred or packaged cooked bacon bits, genuine or soy-imitation.

SIMPLE SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice, onion, and bell pepper in hot oil until the vegetables are slightly tender and rice is lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, vegetable juice, tomato sauce, water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes more.