One Pot Mexican Brown Rice
Healthy Mexican style tomato rice prepared using brown rice and fresh tomatoes. Also contains healthy proteins and is rich in dietary fibers.
Servings: 4
Calories: 360kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice uncooked
- 4 fresh tomatoes chopped
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon Mexican chili powder
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil (I used avocado oil)
- 1 ½ cup chicken stock low sodium organic (or vegetable stock for vegan)
- 2-3 tablespoon finely chopped parsley (for garnish)
- 1 roma tomato seeded and sliced (for garnish)
Instructions
- Clean the brown rice using water and set it aside by soaking it in water.
- Heat oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
- Add onion and saute until translucent
- Add in tomatoes, seasonings including chili powder, curry powder, cumin powder and mix well. Cook tomatoes until tender for about 4-5 mins.
- Then add chicken stock (or vegetable stock if vegan) and bring mixture to boil.
- Drain all the water from rice and add it to the tomato mixture.
- Simmer the rice (covered) for about 35-45 min or until tender. After 20 min add in black beans and continue further cooking. Cooking time will depend upon the variety of brown rice and how tender you prefer your rice.
- Turn off the heat. Garnish with some chopped parsley and sliced fresh tomato. Serve warm to enjoy this bowl of healthy Mexican brown rice.
Notes
- You can also boil chicken or veggie stock in a separate pan while cooking tomatoes. It will reduce some cooking time.
- This Mexican brown rice can also be paired with fresh fresh guacamole and some cheese and can be served as a side dish or as a main dish
Nutrition
Calories: 360kcal