Mexican Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked rice (not instant)
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 1/2 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled & minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup peas
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 potato, peeled & chopped
• 2 -3 ounces cream cheese (to taste)
• garlic-pepper-salt seasoning (to taste)
• cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 place tomatoes, onion and garlic in buttered baking pan.
• 3 sprinkle with garlic pepper salt and roast for 15-20 minutes.(i like to add the peas, carrots and potato to this mix as well and up the time anywhere from 30-60 minutes total.) stir a couple of times while cooking.
• 4 boil water in saucepan and add rice.
• 5 reduce heat, cover and let simmer 15-20 minutes.
• 6 heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• 7 put rice, veggies and cream cheese in skillet and season. (you may wish to add cayenne pepper to spice it up.)
• 8 done when veggies are tender.