Spanish Rice

How to make Spanish Rice Recipe - This simple, yet flavor-packed Spanish rice is the perfect side for any Mexican style dinner. We enjoy this dish with tacos, enchiladas, and burritos. Have the kids help stir in ingredients and watch white rice turn into Spanish rice. Try adding cooked chicken breast, beef, or shrimp along with corn and black beans and turn this side into an entrée.

Ingredients:
2 cups long-grain white rice
3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
1 1⁄4 cups finely chopped white onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Method:
1. Bring a large saucepan with 4 cups of water to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

2. Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the cooked rice, tomato sauce, salt, cumin, and pepper and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to low and serve.