Similar to Jambalaya, this Spanish rice is packed full of flavor. Bacon, tomatoes, and veggies come together in this easy one-pot meal. It makes a great dinner for cold nights and leftovers reheat really well.
It has rice, bacon, onions, garlic, green peppers, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder (definitely not in Jambalaya before someone goes and calls the Louisiana State Police on me!).
Cut the bacon into 1″ pieces and cook over medium heat.
While the bacon is cooking, chop the onion and pepper and mince the garlic.
When the bacon is crips, remove it from the pan and drain on paper towels. Add the onions, garlic, and pepper
in a little of the reserved bacon grease and cook until the onions are tender. While the onions are cooking, place the tomatoes in a blender jar…
and pulse a few times until the tomatoes have broken down. Add the seasonings…
Tabasco sauce…
and Worcestershire sauce.
When the onions are tender, add the tomato mixture, rice, and some water. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 20-25 minutes (at a low elevation, closer to an hour at high elevations) or until the rice is cooked. Super easy, right?
And perfect for fall. And the leftovers are awesome, especially if you have access to a microwave at work where you can re-heat them.
Spanish Rice
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Servings
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 4-6 cloves garlic minced
- 6-8 ounces uncooked bacon 1/2 package
- 28 oz. stewed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/4 cups long-grain rice
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
Instructions
- Cut bacon into 1" pieces and cook until crisp in a Dutch oven if possible. Remove from pan and drain the grease, reserving 2 tablespoons in the pan. Return the pan to medium heat and add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent and fragrant. While the onions are cooking, place the tomatoes in the jar of your blender and pulse 2-3 times to chop them. Add the seasonings, Tabsco sauce, and Worcestershire sauce to the tomatoes and then, when the onions are done cooking, add the tomato mixture, seasonings, and rice and and bring to a boil. Stir, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 20-25 minutes at low elevations or closer to an hour for high elevations or until the rice is cooked, stirring occasionally to make sure the rice is not burning. Serves 6-8-ish and makes great leftovers.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 252kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 547mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g
Calories: 252kcal
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Questions & Reviews
I have a few suggestions for those wondering how keep the rice from being sticky. First off fry your rice until brown with your pepper, onions, etc. Then add your liquids. Also, instead of using water for your rice use chicken broth. I worked in a Mexican restuarant for 5 years back in the day and this is how they would make theirs (and this is what I do when I make mine). I love the idea of bacon in the rice and I must try this real soon! 🙂
Added extra water even though I am not at a high elevation (just cuz of so many people claiming the rice was crunchy) and I let it simmer for an hour and a half and the rice was still crunchy! There was plenty of moisture still in the pan. Here’s to another hour I guess . . . Bummer
I’m at sea level and after 45 minutes, the rice was still crunchy. What would happen if you cook the rice first and then add it to the sauce/bacon/onions/etc? Would it taste the same?
Jen–just add it in the step where it tells you to add the remaining ingredients. Hope that helps! 🙂
This sounds delicious! What happens to the bacon? Does it get mixed back in with the rice, or do you just use it for the bacon fat and then use the bacon for something else?
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Thanks! I made it, but used brown long grain rice (New Years resolution!). It took way longer to cook because of the type of rice, but it was soo worth the wait!! I added some corn and blackbeans to the leftovers and my daughter just hoovered it up! I'm making it tomorrow too!
Kim–Not dumb at all! 🙂 It will say it right on the package–my favorite is Mahatma.
dumb question: would the package actually say long grain rice?
This looks delicious. I could really go for some of that right now.
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