Best 6 Mexican Green Rice Recipes

ARROZ VERDE (MEXICAN GREEN RICE)

Steps:

• Place the peppers, scallions, parsley, cilantro, garlic, and salt (if using chicken stock, reduce amount of salt to 1 tsp) in a food processor and process until smooth. Add a little water if needed.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the rice and stir to coat all the grains. Cook, stirring for about 2 minutes more.
• Add the ingredients from the blender to the rice and stir two more minutes, to incorporate well.
• Add the chicken broth or water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Turn the heat off and stir in the lime juice, making sure it's evenly dispersed.

MEXICAN GREEN RICE (RICE COOKER)

Steps:

• Set rice cooker to Quick Cook or regular/Brown Rice cycle.
• Place the butter in the rice bowl.
• When melted, add the onion.
• Cook stirring, until onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add rice, water, salt and cilantro to the rice cooker bowl.
• Stir to combine.
• Close the cover and reset for the regular/Brown Rice cycle, or allow the regular/Brown Rice cycle to complete.
• When the machine switches over to the Keep Warm cycle, let the rice steam for 15 minutes.
• Fluff rice with wooden or plastic rice paddle, or wooden spoon.
• This rice will hold on Keep Warm for up to 1 hour.
• Serve hot.

MEXICAN GREEN RICE(VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Simmer the stock with the celery, onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, and 2 tbls. of the cilantro until the celery is tender, about 5 minutes. Puree in a blender or food processor and return it to the pan. Season to taste with salt.
• Heat the oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, for a few minutes, until clear and pale gold. Add the warm stock and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes(if using white rice, let cook 15 minutes). Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel, seed, and chop the chiles. Add them to the pan along with the remaining cilantro and the mint. Gently fluff them into the rice with a fork.
• Variation with Peas:.
• Add 1 cup fresh or frozen peas while the rice is standing. The heat of the rice should cook the peas.

MEXICAN GREEN RICE (RICE COOKER)

Steps:

• 1. Add the butter to your rice cooker and place on Cook. When the butter is melted, add the onion and cook until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 2. Add the rice, stock, salt, and cilantro, and stir together. Place the lid on the cooker and allow to cook until it switches to Warm setting. Leave on Warm for 10-15 minutes.
• 3. Fluff with rice paddle, serve as a side dish and enjoy.

MEXICAN GREEN RICE (VEGAN)

Steps:

• De-vein poblanos, puree in a blender or food processor with 1/4 cup water, and strain.
• Soak the rice in boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse it in.
• cold water; drain very well.
• Sautee the rice in hot oil for a minute or so.
• Add the onion. When the rice sounds like sand as it is stirred, add the pureed chiles and continue to cook until thickened.
• Add the broth, cilantro, lime juice, and salt (to taste).
• When the liquid comes to a boil, cover, lower heat, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.

MEXICAN RICE WITH GREEN PEPPERS AND ONION (MY OWN)__BEBITA

Steps:

• 1. Add oil to pan let it heat, add rice and cook until lightly browned, keep an eye on it so it will not burn (stirring frequently)when its lightly browned add onion and green peppers stir. Add tomatoe sauce, water, salt and pepper in this order.. bring to a boil. Lower temperature once it boils cover and leave covered for 20 minutes. DO NOT STIR OR OPEN LID until done!