Mexican Green Ricevegetarian Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook& stir onion, garlic& chilis for 5-7 minutes.
• Add water, parsley, cumin, salt& pepper; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Stir in rice, cover, and cook at medium-low for 10-12 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and cilantro; cook on low until rice is tender (4-5 minutes.) Remove from heat, fluff rice, and let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Simmer the stock with the celery, onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, and 2 tbls. of the cilantro until the celery is tender, about 5 minutes. Puree in a blender or food processor and return it to the pan. Season to taste with salt.
• Heat the oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, for a few minutes, until clear and pale gold. Add the warm stock and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes(if using white rice, let cook 15 minutes). Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel, seed, and chop the chiles. Add them to the pan along with the remaining cilantro and the mint. Gently fluff them into the rice with a fork.
• Variation with Peas:.
• Add 1 cup fresh or frozen peas while the rice is standing. The heat of the rice should cook the peas.

Steps:

• Combine the broth and chiles in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, and then partially cover and simmer gently over medium to medium-low heat for about 10 minutes. Pour the chile mixture into a food processor, add 1/4 cup cilantro and process to a smooth puree. Season with salt and keep warm.
• Wipe the pan clean, add the oil, and heat over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the rice and cook for 1 minute. Add the warm broth mixture, stir, and season with salt. Bring to a boil, cover, and then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit for 5 minutes, covered. Fluff with a fork, transfer to a bowl, and stir in remaining cilantro.

Steps:

• De-vein poblanos, puree in a blender or food processor with 1/4 cup water, and strain.
• Soak the rice in boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse it in.
• cold water; drain very well.
• Sautee the rice in hot oil for a minute or so.
• Add the onion. When the rice sounds like sand as it is stirred, add the pureed chiles and continue to cook until thickened.
• Add the broth, cilantro, lime juice, and salt (to taste).
• When the liquid comes to a boil, cover, lower heat, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil; cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened and transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix rice, black beans, tomatoes, and cooked onion in a large bowl. Add chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir until evenly mixed. Fold 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend into rice mixture. Spoon rice mixture into each bell pepper; arrange peppers in 9x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle peppers with remaining Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat vegetable oil over a medium-low heat. Place the onions in the pan, and saute until golden.
• Add rice to pan, and stir to coat grains with oil. Mix in green bell pepper, cumin, chili powder, tomato sauce, salt, garlic, saffron, and water. Cover, bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir occasionally.

Steps:

• Set rice cooker to Quick Cook or regular/Brown Rice cycle.
• Place the butter in the rice bowl.
• When melted, add the onion.
• Cook stirring, until onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add rice, water, salt and cilantro to the rice cooker bowl.
• Stir to combine.
• Close the cover and reset for the regular/Brown Rice cycle, or allow the regular/Brown Rice cycle to complete.
• When the machine switches over to the Keep Warm cycle, let the rice steam for 15 minutes.
• Fluff rice with wooden or plastic rice paddle, or wooden spoon.
• This rice will hold on Keep Warm for up to 1 hour.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 2-quart baking dish.
• Mix rice, parsley, cheese, onion, green chiles, and garlic in baking dish.
• In a bowl, blend together evaporated milk, eggs, oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice and lemon zest.
• Mix into rice.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake 45 minutes.