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mexican green rice

(1 rating)
Recipe by
courtney power
orlando, FL

A friend of mine made this with a big mexican meal she made I really enjoyed it and have been making it since.I did tweak the recipe just a little from the original

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For mexican green rice

  • 1/2 c
    tightly packed cilantro (about 1/2 oz.)
  • 1 c
    tightly packed fresh stemmed spinach leaves (about 1 1/2 oz.)
  • 1 1/4 c
    low sodium chicken stock
  • 1 1/4 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    salt or salt substitute if you can't have
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp
    unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 c
    long grain rice or brown rice for healthier alternative
  • 1/4 c
    finely minced onions
  • 1
    garlic clove ,minced

How To Make mexican green rice

  • 1
    Put the cilantro,spinach and chicken stock in a blender and blend until finely pureed.
  • 2
    Add the milk and salt and blend until everything is blended.
  • 3
    set aside.
  • 4
    In a 3 qt. saucepan with a tight fitting lid, heat the olive oil and butter.
  • 5
    When the butter is melted, add the rice and saute until it just begins to brown(about 3 mins.)
  • 6
    Add the onion and garlic and cook another minute,stirring often.
  • 7
    Add the contents of the blender,stir well, bring the mixture to a boil, then put the lid on and turn the heat to low.
  • 8
    Allow to cook at least 20 minutes. (if using brown rice you may have to cook a little longer)
  • 9
    stir the rice very carefully with a fork, then cover and let cook another 5 minutes.
  • 10
    Turn off the heat and let rice steam covered for about 10 minutes before serving

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