Moms Spanish Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Brown ground beef, break it up as it browns.
• When the ground beef is taking on colour add in the diced onion and salt and pepper.
• Add in any optional vegetables at this point.
• When onion has softened add the vinegar and brown sugar.
• Add the tomato soup and water, stir well. I start with 1 and 1/2 cups of water, you likely will need to add more as it cooks.
• Adjust the seasoning if you need to.
• Add in the uncooked rice and stir.
• Pour into a casserole dish.
• Bake in oven for 45 -60 minutes, cover for the first 1/2 hour. Check after 1/2 hour and add more water if it seems too dry.
• You want it to be a bit dry in the end, soft but not mushy.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and pepper over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain., Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil. Add rice; heat through, stirring occasionally. Garnish with green onions, if desired.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Being that I like to cook quick (and so do you, probably), I like to dice, chop, and get everything out and measured and put aside before I even begin the cooking, so dice your onions and chop up the bell peppers. You can leave the seeds of the peppers if you'd like but make sure to de-stem them.
• In a pot, heat vegetable oil over medium heat.
• Add the chopped peppers, diced onions, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cayenne. Stir VERY frequently (about 1-2 minutes) and make sure that the all the spices are mixed into the vegetables.
• Immediately, and in a separate pot, prepare your rice according to the package.
• When rice is cooked, add it to the cooking veggies.
• Add the canned tomatoes and stir frequently on medium heat.
• Cook for 30-45 minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently to avoid burning the rice and so that the rice can absorb the tomato, oil, cumin, chili powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
• If you want a variation, add small pieces of cooked hamburger meat (prepared in a separate skillet) to the mix. You can add salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cayenne to that, as well, before finally adding it to the mix. If you are a brontosaurus and don't eat meat like your T-Rex friends, skip this step.
• You will know the rice has absorbed everything and that everything is cooked when the rice is golden. (Note: if you believe the rice to taste too salty, gradually add just pinches of sugar until the flavor balances back out; sugar, kids, is a great equalizer -- use it wisely.).
• Serve hot and enjoy!

Steps:

• Cook rice with water in saucepan with tightly fitting lid. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 12 - 15 minutes until rice is done and water is gone.
• Brown beef with onion. Drain.
• Mix together rice, beef, and tomatoes. Simmer in pan or pour into casserole dish and Bake at 350* for 30 - 40 minutes.
• Top with 1 cup cheese before serving or last 10 minutes in oven. (If desired, you can also stir a cup in before pouring into casserole.).

Steps:

• Cook ground beef, celery and onion.
• Drain off fat.
• Add cooked rice, peas, tomato sauce and soup.
• Cook until peas are done.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Over medium heat, brown rice with oil, garlic and onion. Make sure not to burn the rice; it will be just a little toasted.
• Add the tomato sauce PLUS 2-3 cans of water (more water for the brown rice). Add the cumin and the chicken bullion but go easy on the bullion because it can be salty if you put too much. You may add the optional items depending your taste buds.
• Blend ingredients and bring mixture to boil for about 3 minutes then cover and set to a low simmer for about 20-30 minutes. Don't lift the lid (unless you smell it burning).
• Let stand for another 15 minutes to make sure it gets soft and fluffy. (When serving, add fresh lemon juice but don't add it while cooking -- it will alter the flavor and might make it too bitter.).