Easy Mexican Rice

Easy Mexican Rice

recipe credit: simply gluten free

1 cup Risotto (Arborio) rice
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup finely chopped onions
1 15 ounce can of chopped tomatoes (I like to use fire roasted)
Approximately 1 cup gluten free chicken stock
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 clove garlic
1 jalapeno pepper finely chopped – optional

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and chopped onions. Cook until onion is soft but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add the rice and cook stirring for 2 more minutes. Rice will start to look translucent. Put onion rice mixture into a microwave safe casserole dish with a lid.

Put chopped tomatoes with their juice, ground cumin, garlic and jalapeno if using into a blender and blend until smooth. Add enough gluten free chicken stock to make 3 cups of liquid and blend.

Add the tomato chicken stock mixture to the rice, stir and microwave on high about 18 – 20 minutes. Stir 3 times while cooking. Remove from microwave, stir, replace cover and let stand 5 minutes.

If not using the microwave then add the tomato chicken stock mixture to the rice in the skillet in 1 cup increments, stirring after each addition of liquid until totally absorbed.

Serves 6 gluten free people.