Easy Authentic Spanish Rice

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter

2 onions, chopped

2 jalapeno peppers, chopped

2 (14.5 ounce) cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes, undrained

1 cup uncooked white rice

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1/2 cup water

½ cup sour cream, or as desired

½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or as desired

Directions

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions and jalapeño peppers in butter until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir Mexican-style tomatoes into onion mixture; add rice, salt, and black pepper. Add just enough water to cover rice.

Bring rice mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked, 40 to 45 minutes. Garnish with sour cream and Cheddar cheese to serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 253 kcal
• Total Fat: 14 g
• Saturated Fat: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 37 mg
• Sodium: 522 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 27 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 5 g