ARROZ ROJO

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A great recipe for Mexican style rice in tomato sauce. This is an excellent side dish for the Slow Cooker Pozole I posted earlier.

Provided by MAJORGSP

Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Spanish Rice Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons lard or peanut oil
1 cup long grain white rice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 ¼ cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons chili powder
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

Heat the lard in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice, and stir until rice is toasted. Add the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion just begins to brown. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until rice is tender. Let stand for 5 minutes, covered, before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Carbohydrate 37.2 g, Cholesterol 4.9 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 503.6 mg, Sugar 3.7 g