Best Guys Spicy Spanish Rice Recipes

SPICY SPANISH-STYLE RICE

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This Spanish rice-inspired spicy tomato rice recipe is super easy to make and is always a crowd-pleaser. When was the last time you had Spanish rice? You can substitute paprika for the chili powder.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Spanish Rice Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
⅓ cup diced jalapeno pepper
⅓ cup chopped green onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder, or to taste
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
2 ¼ cups chicken stock
½ cup tomato sauce

Steps:

Melt butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Stir rice, jalapeno, green onion, and garlic together in the melted butter until rice is completely coated with butter. Add chili powder, cumin, salt, chipotle chile powder, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Stir chicken stock and tomato sauce into rice mixture. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Turn heat off and leave pot covered on the burner for 8 minutes. Remove cover and fluff rice with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 4 mg, Fat 2.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 435.5 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

SPICY AMERICAN SPANISH RICE

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Great Spanish rice as a main course meal. I usually serve it with mashed potatoes. Can be made less spicy using regular tomatoes.

Provided by KOOLCHICK262003

Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Spanish Rice Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 cup long-grain converted rice
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
1 pound ground beef
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies (such as RO*TEL®)

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice in the melted butter until rice is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir bell pepper and onion into rice and cook until bell pepper is softened and onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes.
Break the ground beef into the rice mixture; cook and stir until beef is completely browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into ground beef mixture. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.5 calories, Carbohydrate 19.4 g, Cholesterol 59.7 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 694.2 mg, Sugar 6.3 g