Rice Side Dish Recipe — Better Spanish Rice

Flavorful and delicious. No one will guess this authentic tasting rice was made from instant rice.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 ¼ cups uncooked instant rice
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 cup chicken broth

Cooking Directions

1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the chopped onion until browned, about 8 minutes.
2. Stir in the rice, tomatoes, cilantro, and chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the rice is cooked and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories164.2
• carbohydrateContent28 g
• fatContent3.4 g
• fiberContent1.2 g
• proteinContent3.6 g
• saturatedFatContent0.5 g
• sodiumContent165.7 mg
• sugarContent3.1 g