Top Mexican Rice Recipes

This is the perfect basic recipe for beginners. It is flavored with chicken broth, tomato sauce and garlic. After you make it a few times, you begin adding your own flavors with different sauces and spices. You can also easily substitute the chicken broth with boullion or use tomato paste instead of the sauce. It's very versatile. Just make sure you have 2 parts liquid for one part dry rice. (Tomato Sauce and/or paste doesn't count as a liquid. It's just an extra flavoring.)

This rice packs a lot of flavor with the tanginess from tomatoes and the smoky, earthy flavor from roasted green chiles. This rice is perfect to go along side a dish of enchiladas or stuffed into a burrito.

This rice is not for the sensitive palette. It packs a spicy punch, but still delivers a bold Mexican flavor that pairs well with grilled foods. Of course you can adjust the heat with the type of chile sauce you use, but it will still be very spicy.

This rice features beef broth instead of chicken broth for a richer flavor and the perfect addition to any beef-based main dish. The roasted tomatoes give it an extra smoky flavor.

In Mexico, white rice is often cooked with vegetables giving it additional color, texture and flavor. This particular dish uses water as the liquid, although you could substitute vegetable broth. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand such as carrots, peas, corn, celery, onion, bell pepper, green chiles or zucchini.

This rice is flavored with red chiles giving this dish it's signature rich red color and flavor. Depending on the sauce used, it can also be little spicy if you wish. I like this rice when served with Pollo Guisado it compliments the richness of the chicken dish.