Perfect Mexican rice
Hi friends 😀 How’s your night going?
It’s Fiesta Friday over here!
Nothing too cray cray… just me, Senor Pilot, Bell, and a boatload of Mexican food 🙂
Today, the cooking bug hit me pretty ferociously and we both agreed that fish tacos sounded amazing. I hit up Trader Joe’s to pick up the goods, and 20 minutes later, it was time for this:
Guacamole, along with corn tortillas and shredded cabbage
Beans and Mexican rice
(Tip: It’s easier for me to mash beans in a skillet than in a pot)
+ tilapia, seasoned with olive oil, lime zest, chili powder, garlic, sea salt and pepper, baked for 16 minutes at 350.
We also snacked on a ton of these while I cooked 🙂
(Whole Paycheck hot salsa = amazeballz)
With desserts and pretty much any other sweet treat or salty delight, I’m usually good with portioning things out and enjoying a serving before calling it good. Chips are a totally different story. I could have one or a thousand- it’s all the same 🙂
My plate:
Time to enjoy a little dinner date with my Pilot love <3
See ya in the morning!
xoxo
Gina
Perfect Mexican Rice <— way easier than you think 😀
Serves 2
3 T minced sweet onion
1/2 C salsa (chunky salsa works best)
1/2 C jasmine rice
1 C vegetable broth
1. Heat the onion on medium in a little olive oil until soft (about 5 minutes). Add the salsa.
2. Add the rice, broth and bring up to a boil. Cover, reduce to simmer for 18-20 minutes.
That’s it! 😀
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I love mexican rice!! It reminds me of my everyday rice + beans in Nica <3 Have a goodnight G!
Isn’t it Trader Jose’s when you get Mexican food there? 😉
That Mexican rice does sound easy enough for even me! (I’m not very good at making perfect rice)
Enjoy the rest of your night!!
Haha I love when they change the name. Trader Giotto’s makes me lol.
I will have to try this mexican rice recipe–have always wondered how the restaurants make it. Thanks!
I’ve never heard of salsa in the rice! That makes so much sense!! Going to be trying that next time I make rice. Everything else you made looks spectacular too! You rock, as per usual.
Nothing says romantic evening like beans. At least you guys have a dog to blame 😉
mmm…what a feast! the guacamole and beans…well, actually, all of it (lol!) look delicious! and such a nice meal to share together 🙂 xyx
Did you do anything to the beans beside mash them. They look good. I would love a homemade refried bean recipe.
I’ve always wanted to make healthy fish tacos, but salmon is my favorite fish so I might just forgo the tilapia and wing it
What a fun meal to have with your pilot! The rice is really easy and sounds delicious.
Looks like such a delicious dinner! I have such a craving for tortilla chips now!!
Do you have a recipe for the beans? I’d love to try making my own.
YUM! Your guac looks so good and thanks for sharing the recipe for the rice — I was thinking “aw she posts a picture but no instructions?”
And I agree 100% about chips (especially tortilla chips!) — 1 or 1000 is never enough!
Your Mexican rice recipe does look good….and easy!
I have had a recent love of super spicy mixed nuts, i.e. the Chili Lime mixed nuts from TJ’s. omg. Girl. I took down an entire 10 oz bag!! in 24 hrs. So spicy they make me sweat and give me heartburn but I love every sweaty second. I am about those nuts like you are with the chips it sounds like. Haha! 🙂
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm.
And I just bought the same chips yesterday! So delish! 🙂
what a great, easy Mexican rice recipe – i need to try this! dinner looks great too, fish tacos are one of my faves!
Yum what a great feast!
I keep on meaning to try those chips – sweet potato in chip form sounds amazing!
Wow, we had almost an identical dinner!! I made this cabbage slaw, which was awesome:
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/quick-healthy/20-20-superfast-fish-recipes-00400000040840/page3.html
That’s pretty much my dream dinner right there!
that looks delicious!
Looks amazing! I’m not sure how you make your beans, but we are a little lazy over here and the Trader Joe’s refried black beans with jalapenos are amazing and have no weird ingredients!
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I could eat that entire bag of sweet potato FSTG chips!
i love fiesta food! especially salsa you should try pineapple salsa on a salad…its A-mazing
that sounds incredible
Yum! 🙂 Your rice sounds so easy and fabulous!
Did you buy the tilapia from TJ’s? Was it frozen?
yep! fresh
Those chips are soo good- I’m not even a chips person! For some reason i think they taste like pronto pups, strangely enough.
what is a pronto pup??
The beans look amazing – I too would looove to see your recipe for them 🙂
k i’ll do a how-to post- it’s super easy 🙂
Thank you thank you thank you! I love cooking, however, mexican rice has always been my nemesis and I can never seem to get it right (weird I know). But I made your recipe last night and it was PERFECT. Sticky & flavorful. I loved it, thanks so much!
awesome 🙂
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