Restaurant Spanish Rice

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 sweet onion, diced
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (less if regular salt)
• 1/4 cup mild canned enchilada sauce (not salsa)
• 1 -2 tablespoon grated carrot
• 1 -2 green onion, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 saute onion in oil until translucent.
• 2 add rice and saute a few more minutes.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• 4 stir, cover and reduce heat to simmer.
• 5 simmer for twenty minutes without removing lid.
• 6 fluff with a fork and serve with chopped green onions on top.
• 7 note: the mild enchilada sauce adds flavor without adding spiciness. if using hot enchilada sauce, i would cut the amount in half at least.