family favorite spanish rice

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 - onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1 - carrot, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup long grain rice, uncooked
• 1 - 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained (can use mexican style)
• 1 - 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon chili powder or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• - red pepper flakes, optional, to taste