Cheesy Mexican Rice
Recipe: #23563
April 21, 2016
Categories: Side Dishes, Rice, White Rice, One-Pot Meal, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Processed Cheese, more
"For extra protein add in cooked ground beef or turkey or cooked chicken"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (301.9 g)
- Calories 526.4
- Total Fat - 6.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 15.9 mg
- Sodium - 1181 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 102.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 3.6 g
- Protein - 13.3 g
- Calcium - 306.5 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a saucepan heat oil. Add onion in and cook until softened, 3 minutes. Add garlic, cook 1-2 minutes.
Step 2
To same saucepan, add broth, salsa and pepper; bring to boil. Add in some salt. Simmer for 3-5 minutes.
Step 3
Add in rice and Velveeta cheese cubest; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir until prepared cheese product is melted.
Tips
No special items needed.