Mexican Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup Basmati rice, uncooked
• 1 Tbs olive Oil
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• ½ cup diced bell pepper (red, green, yellow, or none)
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• Cayenne to taste

Preparation

1. Sauté the rice in the olive oil until the rice becomes opaque or white.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, and bring to a boil.
3. Turn heat to low and cook, covered, for 25 minutes.

Modifications

The above is the recipe as it was originally provided.

As listed, about 1,000 calories for the entire recipe.

We typically don't use the cayenne pepper. Also, this recipe doubles well.