Old El Paso Cheesy Enchilada Rice
Created by dienia b on May 22, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #42858
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 14 ounces dry long grain white rice (2 cups)
- 4.5 ounces chopped green chiles, undrained (1 can)
- 19 ounces red enchilada sauce (1 can)
- 8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 4 cups water
- Garnish
- 2 scallions, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
How to Make
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Step 1: Melt butter.
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Step 2: Add the chopped onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes and add the rice.
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Step 3: Cook until opaque.
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Step 4: Add Old El Paso Green Chiles, Old El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce, and 3 cups of water; rinsing out the cans.
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Step 5: Stir and cover the pan.
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Step 6: Bring to a boil.
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Step 7: Set the heat to low and simmer.
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Step 8: Cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
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Step 9: Keep covered in between stirs.
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Step 10: Once the rice is cooked through, add one more cup of water and the shredded cheese.
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Step 11: Stir and cook another 5 minutes until the rice is tender.
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Step 12: Garnish with cilantro and/or scallions and serve warm.
Nutritional Facts
- 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