Easy Spanish Rice (Rice Cooker)
Easy Spanish Rice (Rice Cooker)
Easy is an understatement, and this is delicious, made on 24 June 2018 and the family loved it!. Perfect change from plain white rice for a side. I made this as written in my small 1 liter rice cooker as well.
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry Jasmine rice, rinsed
- 1 can diced tomatoes, with juice, (400 g/14-15 oz)
- 3½ cups water
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cubes chicken stock, crushed
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Place the rinsed rice in the bottom of the rice cooker and then add the diced tomatoes, onion, stock cubes, and spices.
- Add the water and stir to mix in the spices.
- Set your rice cooker to Cook setting, when it switches to Warm, mix with a large spoon, it will be wet, taste for salt and add as desired.
- Serve as a side dish.
Notes
Variant: 1. Use a can of whole peeled tomatoes, plus the tomato juice, and simply chop up the tomatoes, in place of the can of diced tomatoes.
Updated on 21 March 2022.
I made this on 24 June 2018, and used a can of whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, plus the tomato juice from the can in place of the can of diced tomatoes. Remaining steps followed as is and this was a hit with the family and a nice change for them from plain white rice.