{"id":4744,"date":"2012-05-25T14:31:58","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T19:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2023-06-12T10:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:59:10","slug":"mexican-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/mexican-rice","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mexican Rice -  The perfect side dish to all your favourite Mexican Dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love Mexican food, but sometimes it can be difficult to create many of the dishes in a Slimming Eats friendly way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favourite side dishes to make, when I fancy some Mexican Inspired dishes, is this amazing Mexican Rice. It takes the usual plain rice to a whole other level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All those delicious spicy Mexican flavours, with a little heat from fresh Jalapenos and the added protein of some black beans, will make you want to eat this Mexican Rice just as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I use just regular long grain rice, the key to that lovely colour is the fresh paste I make before stirring in the rice. To make the paste you need a Mini Food Processor like this like the <\/strong><\/span>Ko\u00f6lle Electric Powerful 3-in-1 800 Watt Hand Stick Blender<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>or a similar make <\/span>will do the job too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the paste is done, this Mexican Rice is super easy to make, just start it off on the stove and transfer to the oven, to finish off, which means it frees you up to get on with what you want to serve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favourite dishes to serve this Mexican Rice with is these Mexican Burgers<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a perfect dish when you fancy a burger night. Delicious juice burger stacks, topped with caramelized onions, ripe tomatoes, melted cheese and mashed avocado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most are scared off ever have avocado believing it to be super high, but it really isn't as bad as you might think. Read more about the Value of Avocado on Slimming,<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>with some amazing ideas for how to serve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to make this rice in a cast iron skillet. Cast iron is the perfect cookware because it can be used on the stove and transferred to the oven and it retains heat really well. With proper care, it will also last you a lifetime. In the USA it's a very popular choice to use to cook in, and many pieces are often past down generations for years because of how sturdy they really are. Lodge<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and Creuset<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>are two of the most popular brands. Le Creuset is usually enamelled, whereas lodge is just seasoned.  Both are great for cooking. Although I tend to prefer to use my lodge cookware for searing meats etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use my Le Creuset Enamelled Cast Iron Skillet<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>for this Mexican Rice, but any pan with a lid that is okay to be used in the oven will work fine. Preferably one that is okay to be used on the stove too, but you can always transfer it from a pan to oven proof dish and cover with foil if not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to make a Mexican Fakeaway Feast? Check out these other Mexican Inspired Dishes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n