Old El Paso Cheesy Enchilada Rice
Recipe: #42858
May 22, 2024
Categories: Side Dishes, Rice, White Rice, Onions, Mexican, Southwest, Copycat or Clone Recipes Spicy, more
"I think you could use green enchilada sauce instead of red."
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
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- Garnish
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (257.5 g)
- Calories 283.3
- Total Fat - 7 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.3 g
- Cholesterol - 19.7 mg
- Sodium - 488.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 42.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.7 g
- Sugars - 3.3 g
- Protein - 11.9 g
- Calcium - 279.4 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Melt butter.
Step 2
Add the chopped onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes and add the rice.
Step 3
Cook until opaque.
Step 4
Add Old El Paso Green Chiles, Old El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce, and 3 cups of water; rinsing out the cans.
Step 5
Stir and cover the pan.
Step 6
Bring to a boil.
Step 7
Set the heat to low and simmer.
Step 8
Cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
Step 9
Keep covered in between stirs.
Step 10
Once the rice is cooked through, add one more cup of water and the shredded cheese.
Step 11
Stir and cook another 5 minutes until the rice is tender.
Step 12
Garnish with cilantro and/or scallions and serve warm.
Tips
No special items needed.
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