Slow Cooker Mexican Rice (Spanish Rice) - Have you ever wanted to know how easy it is to make restaurant-style Spanish rice at home? Now you can! It's so simple and easy and so much better than Knorr's packaged Spanish rice. This fool-proof recipe starts with the basic pantry ingredients and ends with fluffy, tender, sweet, and spicy rice!
- 1 cup short-grain white rice
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup canned diced tomatoes
- 4 oz can diced green chilies
- ½ jalapeno de-seeded and diced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- fresh cilantro, to garnish
- sliced limes, to garnish
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Spray non-stick cooking spray all around your slow cooker crock.
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Place the white rice, chicken stock, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with green chilies, diced green chilies, jalapeno, salt, pepper, cumin, and oregano into at least a 2-quart or 3-quart slow cooker.
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Cook on high for 2½ hours or on low for 5 hours.
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Garnish with fresh cilantro and a lime wedge.
Nutrition estimated is based upon the brands I used. Yours may vary depending on brands.