Elswet's Baked Spanish Rice

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
• 4 tablespoons virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, minced
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 cups diced canned tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon sweet marjoram or 1/8 teaspoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 wash, drain, and dry the rice thoroughly. heat the oil in a heavy frying pan and cook the rice, stirring constantly, until it is a golden brown.
• 2 add the onion, pepper, and garlic, and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• 3 transfer to a casserole. heat the tomatoes with the seasonings in frying pan and pour over the rice, mixing well in the casserole.
• 4 cover and bake at 350°f for 45 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed. do not stir while baking!
• 5 if the liquid cooks away before the rice is tender, add a few teaspoons of hot water to moisten. there should be no excessive liquid.