Cheesy Spanish Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large skillet, fry bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels; crumble and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings.
• In hot drippings, cook onions and green pepper until tender, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
• Into measuring cup, drain tomatoes; add enough chicken broth to the tomato liquid to make 1 3/4 cups. Cut up tomatoes.
• To onion mixture, add chicken broth liquid mixture, tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic powder, sugar, salt -- and, if using -- cayenne or chili powder. Heat to boiling. Grease a 1-1/2 quart casserole.
• Remove mixture from heat and stir in rice; pour into casserole. Cover and bake 35 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir lightly with fork. Sprinkle with cheese and bake uncovered for 5 minutes. Garnish with crumbled bacon and serve.

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a medium sauce pot. Add rice and toast in butter 2 minutes. Add stock and bring rice up to a boil. Cook rice 17 to 18 minutes until tender and liquids are absorbed. Remove from heat, fluff rice with fork, then stir in the parsley and cheese. Season the rice with salt and pepper, to taste.

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in medium saucepan on medium-high heat. Stir in rice and VELVEETA. Reduce heat to low.
• Cook and stir until VELVEETA is completely melted, stirring frequently. Cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 to 7 minutes or until creamy.
• Stir before serving.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine chicken broth and picante sauce. Bring to a boil. Stir in uncooked rice and corn. Remove from heat, cover and let stand until rice is cooked and all moisture is absorbed (about 5 minutes). Fluff with fork and top with cheddar cheese.