Piping hot rice and beans with veggies and cheese provide an abundance of textures and flavors sure to satisfy everyone on a frosty night.
If you don’t want to use a box mix of rice try one of these two interesting recipes that can work to make your own. Try Mexican Rice or Spanish Sweet Potato Rice.
Loaded Cheesy Rice
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 orange bell pepper ribs and seeds removed, sliced
- 8 ounces cremini or button mushrooms quartered
- 1 8-ounce box yellow Spanish-style rice, such as Near East Spanish Rice
- 1 15 1/2-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15 1/2-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- 4 scallions chopped
- 1 4-ounce can diced green chilies, such as Ortega Original Fire Roasted Diced Green Chiles (optional)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Sauté peppers until slightly softened, about for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, and sauté 2 minutes more. Add rice, beans, coriander, garlic powder, and chili powder; sauté 1 more minute. Stir in 2 cups water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover pot. Simmer until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 20 to 23 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cheese, olives, scallions, and green chilies, if desired, and serve.
Use your favorite rice, and then spice it up with turmeric, paprika, and cayenne (if you can stand it :-). For added flavor when you cook your rice cook it in broth (in this case vegetable since you are doing dairy otherwise chicken broth) instead of water for tons of added flavor!
me too!
This looks good but what can you suggest I use for the rice in Israel? Thanks!
i’ll give it a try. always looking for easy dairy and being on the west coast, we love mexican style.
We made it without the chiles – too spicy for the kids – and yummy!
This looks so delicious!
This looks fantastic and is totally something my family would love. I have to try this soon!
This rice looks so delicious. I am loving the colors, and the best part is that it’s a one-pot recipe, which means healthy goodness and fast cleanup!