Quick Mexican Rice

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
• 1 (8 1/4 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup minute rice

Recipe

• 1 cut onion in half. finely chop 1 half. cut the other half in very thin slices. mash garlic with salt to make a paste.
• 2 heat bacon drippings in a medium saucepan. add chopped onion and garlic paste. cook and stir until onion is tender. add stewed tomatoes, chicken broth, chili powder and cumin. mash tomatoes with a masher or the back of a spoon. bring mixture to a boil. stir in rice and sliced onion.
• 3 cover and let stand over very low heat 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. use an asbestos heat diffuser if necessary to maintain very low heat.