My Own Mexican Rice

"I kind of made this up from all different recipes, and it met our needs...it's light and and the aroma from the basil and rosemary is "outta-sight! A great side dish for Mexican/Southwestern meals (or Vegans!)"
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
3-5
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ingredients

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directions

  • Sauté green peppers, onion, and garlic in oil in a frying pan or electric skillet with rosemary and basil until vegetables are tender.
  • Stir in rice, tomato, salt, pepper and picante to taste- cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
  • Add water; cover and cook on low till rice is done, stirring occasionally.

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Reviews

  1. This is really delicious and absolutely amazing! You are right about the aroma of the rosemary. It is out of the world! The aroma of the rosemary wafting through the air while and even after this is cooking is "To die for", just as this rice is! I cooked this in Maggi vegetable broth with onions instead of water to make it even more flavourful. Since broth already contains salt, I did not add any additional salt while cooking. Since I did not have dried basil, I substituted it with fresh basil. I used a combo of green and red bell pepper to make it even more colourful! The vibrancy of the colours that emerge once this rice is cooked, "PERFECTLY" spelled out my happiness on the first day of my sitting behind the wheel;) I have guests for dinner tonight and I can bet that not one grain is going to be left! I'm glad that I doubled the recipe:) A zillion thanks for a brilliant recipe!
     
  2. I made this as part of the Pick Your Chef cookathon. It is wonderful! The peppers and onions and herbs go together to make a very tasty combination. Very easy to make. I think I'll try this with ground beef added for a main dish. Thanks MEP!!
     
  3. Very tasty rice and a nice side for our Mexican dinner. I accidentally added Mexican oregano instead of the basil (had it in an old basil bottle) and thought it was a great addition to the basil and rosemary.
     
  4. We enjoyed this very much as a side dish with chicken sour cream enchiladas. I used hot salsa, so it had some heat. This is the best Mexican rice I've ever had - highly recommend this recipe.
     
  5. We had Tex-Mex tonight for dinner. My sister brought the enchiladas and I made your rice. Totally outta-sight. It is a winner in all categories--smell, taste, ease, and popularity. Thanks Meppie!! Definitely want to make this one again.
     
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  1. Very tasty rice and a nice side for our Mexican dinner. I accidentally added Mexican oregano instead of the basil (had it in an old basil bottle) and thought it was a great addition to the basil and rosemary.
     
  2. This is really delicious and absolutely amazing! You are right about the aroma of the rosemary. It is out of the world! The aroma of the rosemary wafting through the air while and even after this is cooking is "To die for", just as this rice is! I cooked this in Maggi vegetable broth with onions instead of water to make it even more flavourful. Since broth already contains salt, I did not add any additional salt while cooking. Since I did not have dried basil, I substituted it with fresh basil. I used a combo of green and red bell pepper to make it even more colourful! The vibrancy of the colours that emerge once this rice is cooked, "PERFECTLY" spelled out my happiness on the first day of my sitting behind the wheel;) I have guests for dinner tonight and I can bet that not one grain is going to be left! I'm glad that I doubled the recipe:) A zillion thanks for a brilliant recipe!
     

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July 8, 2009: Our resident bionic woman lost her battle to cancer yesterday. MEP was a passionate, caring and beloved member of our community and she will be deeply missed. Our thoughts go out to her family, Gordy and Cakes, at this difficult time. Her vivacious spirit will live on here at Recipezaar. If you'd like to express your condolences, there is a thread here: <br> <br>http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=306823 <br> <br>and a cookathon here: <br> <br>http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=306828 <br> <br>Liza @ Recipezaar <br>****************************************************** <br> <br>I AM The Bionic Woman. <br> <br>I am married. To El Gordo for 29 years. <br> <br>I have one daughter whom I call Cakes, but is actually Caitlin. She's 18, and absolutely amazing. <br> <br>I also have a dog named Otis Voy - a Chocolate Lab who is 14 years old ! <br> <br>I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1994. It came back again in 1996, and I then had a bone marrow transplant.Was cancer free for 12 years. <br> <br>I also had a liver transplant in 2005 - and I'm still here... <br> <br>And now I can add that I've just been diagnosed with Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) as a result of the above-mentioned cancer/bone marrow transplant. <br>The s--- never ends...and now...lung cancer! <br>A new challenge for The Bionic Woman!
 
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