So last week. Yeah, sorry about that. If you came to link up and there was no link up, I apologize!! As much as I wanted to get up and post, I just was too sick. But I’m back this week and I hope you are here to link up, too!!
And my recipe for this week – well, it’s one of those recipes that you think to yourself – why didn’t I think of this a long time ago??? Rice, in the slow cooker? Why not!! It sure does save on time when it’s time to get dinner on the table. One less thing for me to think about is a good thing.
This recipe really doesn’t get much easier. Just dump and cook. Perfect for Mexican night – which seems to be happening a lot around here lately!!
Slow Cooker Spanish Rice
Spanish rice made easy, by cooking it in the slow cooker!
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain rice uncooked
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (undrained)
Instructions
- Spray a 4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix together all of the ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
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- slightly adapted from Betty Crocker More Slow Cooker Recipes
teresa says
delicious! it looks so full of flavor!
a farmer in the dell says
looks delicious! Glad you are feeling better!
Cassie | Bake Your Day says
I love the sound of this rice, Deborah! Some of my favorite flavors in this and I love that you used the slow cooker!
Joanne says
I never have any idea what to serve with Mexican food so this is just perfect and is a totally no-stress recipe!
Nutmeg Nanny says
Yum! Rice dishes are great as a side and even a quick lunch 🙂
Karly says
Thanks for sharing my Peeps!
This rice looks so good!
kari says
So glad you’re feeling better, what ever is going around really takes a whollop to a person! Thank you for hosting, I love your pic and that you’re using a “retro” piece of Corning Ware!!
Lori Who Needs A Cape? says
Thanks for the great party, we share a couple of recent posts.
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Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
Still loving the mexican food! Spanish rice looks amazing!
Denise@ Soup Spice Everything Nice says
Glad you are feeling better. I just started sneezing and snuffling myself. Thanks for hosting us today. Lots of great recipes here. Have a great day!
Meghan @ The Tasty Fork says
Great features this week!! Thanks for hosting and a wonderful party!!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Love that this is a “dump and cook” kind of dish! 🙂
kirsten@FarmFreshFeasts says
Deborah,
I’m glad you’re feeling better. I’m still so new at this linking up thing that I wasn’t sure if I had the wrong day, or it was only certain weeks, or what.
I always use my rice cooker for rice, since I burn it any other way I try and make it, but it’s great to know that the slow cooker is another option for me when making flavored rice. [It’s too ingrained in me from living in Japan not to mar the integrity of my rice cooker by adding another flavor to it.]
Thanks!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
Ooooh, this looks wonderful! Great idea to make rice in the slow cooker. You’re right – it’s one of those, “why didn’t I think of this sooner?”!
Glad you’re feeling better!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
I am so glad you are better this week. And rice in the slow cooker? I so need to remember that…that’s a really great idea. Thank you for the fun party and for sharing my peanut butter cookies. I can’t believe they were number 1 🙂 Have a great day!!!
Kim of Mo'Betta says
Glad you are feeling better! Thanks for hosting.