Easy Spanish Rice

Name: Easy Spanish Rice
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 ½ cups long-grain rice; 💧 3 cups water; 🍅 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped; 🧅 1 cup chopped onion; 🌿 ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste; 1 tablespoon tomato bouillon with chicken flavoring (such as Knorr®), or more to taste

Cost $5.5, save $10

Source: Recommended by CookPal

25 Min
8 Servings
$5.5

Easy Spanish Rice

Cost $5.5, save $10

Source: Recommended by CookPal

25 Min
8 Servings
$5.5

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ cups long-grain rice
- 💧 3 cups water
- 🍅 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
- 🧅 1 cup chopped onion
- 🌿 ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon tomato bouillon with chicken flavoring (such as Knorr®), or more to taste

STEPS

Place a pot over medium heat; add oil and heat until oil shimmers slightly. Pour rice into hot oil, stirring constantly, until rice is golden to dark brown, about 5 minutes.

Mix water, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and bouillon into the rice. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat. Cover the pot tightly with a lid and let sit until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasonings as needed.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

168

Calories

3
Protein
30
Carbs
4
Fats

💡 For a smokier flavor, consider adding a pinch of smoked paprika.To make this dish vegan, use a vegetable-based bouillon instead of chicken-flavoring bouillon.Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and reheated gently on the stovetop or microwave.