Best Mexican Spiced Rice Recipes

MEXICAN SPICED TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion. Fry for 5 mins over a medium heat or until starting to soften, then add the chilli, fry for another 2 mins, then add the garlic, spices, coriander stalks and chipotle paste. Stir well and sizzle for a min or so.
• Tip in the tomatoes. Fill the can with water, pour that in, refill the can halfway with water, then add that too. Add the rice. Mix well, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 25-30 mins, covered with a lid, until the rice is tender and the liquid has all been absorbed. Stir through the coriander leaves. Try using the rice in our Brazil nut burritos.

MEXICAN SPICED RICE

Steps:

• Mix dry rice, spices and dried onions.
• Cook rice according to package directions, either on stove top or in rice cooker.
• Fluff rice with fork.
• Add cheese to warm rice and let melt a bit.
• Add cilantro and combine well.

SPICED RICE COOKIES WITH MEXICAN CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper in a separate bowl.
• Mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Stir in cooked rice, chopped walnuts, and chopped chocolate.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheet.
• Roll dough into walnut size balls; arrange on cookie sheets, about 12 per sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool on sheet 5 to 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.