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This Perfect Mexican Rice recipe is popular for a reason!  It is way better than the rice from a box and is so easy to make!

This Perfect Mexican Rice recipe is popular for a reason! It is way better than the rice from a box and is so easy to make!A lot of times I like to take shortcuts when it comes to side dishes for a meal. This Mexican rice is mostly because I’m putting all my effort into the main course which tends to be a lot of work sometimes.

Let’s be honest, I am not very good at multi-tasking.  In fact, I’m horrible at it.  If I don’t focus on just one task at a time I tend to screw something up (even when I do only have one task it’s iffy).

This time around I decided to make a Perfect Mexican rice side dish instead of buying the pre-packaged “throw it in the microwave and done” rice.  Although, those are very tasty sometimes.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s definitely a time and a place for shortcuts, but I was making slow cooker chicken tacos which freed me up to do other things while the slow cooker was doing all the work. Gotta love it!

This Perfect Mexican Rice is creamy, sticky (in a good way), fluffy, and so flavorful.  It also could not get any easier to throw together.

You can make this using any salsa you like and also make it as hot as you wish.  Mr. Wishes doesn’t like spicy food and I accidentally bought “hot” salsa.  At least one of us enjoyed it.

Serve this Mexican rice with my Greek chicken soft tacos. The rice even makes a good meal on it’s own with some cut up cooked chicken. I also like it alongside my Grilled Flank Steak Tacos.

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Perfect Mexican Rice
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 3 cups
 
This Perfect Mexican Rice recipe is popular for a reason! It's way better than the rice from a box and is so easy to make!
Ingredients
  • This Perfect Mexican Rice recipe is popular for a reason! It's way better than the rice from a box and is so easy to make!
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup minced onion
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion, season with salt & pepper, then saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add salsa, rice, and vegetable broth then bring to a boil. Lower heat then place a lid on top and simmer until rice is tender, about 20-25 minutes.
  2. Serve as a side dish with any Mexican meal!

Recipe source: adapted from iowagirleats.com

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