Simple Arroz Rojo Recipe - Healthy Mexican Red Rice
  1. Sauce - Add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil to a 9x3 round pan with 4 diced garlic cloves and a couple of pieces of chopped onion. Saute on medium heat for 3 minutes.

  2. Blend - While the garlic and onion are sauté break out your Nutribullet or food processor. Take 4 tomatoes with one cup of water and 2 more garlic cloves and blend in your Nutribullet. If you don't have fresh tomatoes you can just use an 8 ounce can of tomato sauce.

  3. Brown - Now add 2 cups of uncooked white rice to your pan and continue cooking over medium heat to brown your rice. Next, add in 1 tablespoon of your bouillon powder and continue stirring for about 7 minutes until you see your rice is a nice golden brown.

  4. Mix - Now pour in your homemade tomato sauce or your can of sauce if you did not make your own into the rice mixture. If you used 2 cups of rice you need to add 4 cups of liquid..the homemade sauce is about 2 cups. Once you pour in the tomato sauce you need to add another 2 cups of water. So the total amount of liquid added is 4 cups.

  5. Simmer - Now cover your skillet with a lid and reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 20-30 minutes. If you want to make a spicy Mexican Red Rice add in 2 Jalapeños before you close the lid. Once complete fluff your rice with a fork and serve.

Course🍚Side Dish

Diets🌱Vegan...

Category🍚Rice

Cuisine🇲🇽Mexican

Occasions📆Everyday👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Meal

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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