Dad’s Favorite Spanish Rice

 

   I was having a hard time naming this recipe. I didn’t want to just call it Spanish rice because that’s boring. I asked my husband what he would call it and he said, “call it Dad’s favorite Spanish rice. That way when the kids see this later they will know it was dad’s favorite”. I like the sentiment so the name will stay :) In my opinion this recipe tastes authentic and  has a wonderful flavor. It is important to note that I name the particular brands of some of the ingredients I use because using another brand will alter the flavor. I’ve tried several combinations but this is the best so far. This rice pairs nicely with our favorite ready made refried beans from Isadora. I have a homemade bean recipe I’ll share in the future ;) Without further ado here is the recipe for the tasty Dad’s Favorite Spanish Rice. Enjoy!

Ingredients 

2 tbsp diced yellow onion

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups of jasmine rice (270g Lundberg Organic California White Jasmine Rice or Mahatma Jasmine Rice)

2 cups of hot water premixed into broth using 2 Knorr brand chicken bouillon cubes (set aside)

1 cup of Texas Texas Resturant Style Salsa (medium)

Method

Add the vegetable oil to a 5qt sauté pan on med high heat. Immediately stir in the 2 tbsp of diced onion. Continue stirring until the onions have softened and started to brown slightly (about 5 mins)

Next, add the 1 1/2 cups of Jasmine rice to the pan. Stir your rice and onion mixture so that the rice starts to brown. (About 5 more mins)

Slowly pour in the 2 cups of prepared chicken bouillon broth. Be careful! It will create extremely hot steam as you pour. I recommend a protective glove.

Add the 1 cup of Texas Texas Salsa. Stir everything together well. Leave the heat on med high so that it starts to boil.

Once you see it’s boiling, cover the sauté pan with its lid. I usually let I boil for about 3 mins and then reduce the temperature to its lowest setting. Set a timer for 25 mins and let it sit.   

After the 25 mins, remove the lid and fluff your rice with a fork. I usually have some stuck to the bottom that I will scrape and stir together with the rest. That’s all there is to it!

This recipe has proven to be delicious time and time again for our family. Even our almost 9 month old loves it. Hopefully you will too!