Holiday Rush

☰ Menu
Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation North American Healthy Side Dishes Rice American Mexican Southwestern United States Low Fat Stove Top Dietary Low Sodium Low Cholesterol Low Saturated Fat Low In Something Pasta Rice And Grains Brown Rice Equipment 4 Hours Or Less

Mexican Cinnamon Rice

Using brown rice adds more fiber and is a little easier on the blood sugar if you happen to be a diabetic. this is a different rice to serve with mexican dishes. This recipe goes especially well with chicken topped mole. The recipe is adapted from a betty crocker cookbooklet, march 1994.

Steps

Rinse rice well under running water.
Drain.
Cook the onion and garlic in the margarine until tender.
Stir in drained rice and brown lightly.
Stir in remaining ingredients , reserving the cilantro.
Heat to boiling , stirring once or twice.
Reduce heat , cover and simmer until rice is tender and stock has been absorbed.
Approximately 40 to 45 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Fluff rice lightly with fork.
Cover and allow to rest for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Stir in cilantro and serve.

Ingredients

onion, garlic clove, margarine, brown basmati rice, currants, chicken stock, ground cinnamon, fresh cilantro