Super Easy Mexican Rice Recipe

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Super Easy Mexican Rice
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rice (white , long grain)
  • 2 cups water
  • 0.75 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp minced garlic, fresh or from the jar
  • oil

Directions:

  1. Coat bottom of pan with oil (app 1 tablespoon corn oil) on med to med/high heat. Add rice and stir until coated with oil. Continue stirring until rice becomes solid white in color. Depending on your pan, you may need to add a tad bit more oil.
  2. Once rice is white in color, quickly add water, tomato sauce, bullion, salt, and garlic. Stir and cover. Lower to medium to medium/low heat for approximately 20 minutes.
  3. DO NOT PEEK! DO NOT STIR!
  4. Fluff rice. Each grain should appear split down the middle and be a light pink/orange color.
  5. Enjoy!
  6. Note: it you over stir it will be mushy, if you peek it will not split down the middle. And in the last step, if you have a film of tomato sauce on top, don't worry. When you fluff it will be fine.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 121.95 Kcal (511 kJ)
Calories from fat 3.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.38g 1%
Cholesterol 0.04mg 0%
Sodium 527.51mg 22%
Potassium 41.99mg 1%
Total Carbs 26.67g 9%
Sugars 0.42g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 2%
Protein 2.4g 5%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 13.2mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 104.37 Kcal (437 kJ)
Calories from fat 2.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.32g 1%
Cholesterol 0.04mg 0%
Sodium 451.47mg 22%
Potassium 35.94mg 1%
Total Carbs 22.82g 9%
Sugars 0.36g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.35g 2%
Protein 2.05g 5%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 11.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.4
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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