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It is an excellent busy weeknight side dish choice. I'm all about taking advantage of shortcuts that add big flavor to recipes and make life easier in the kitchen and jarred sauces and salsas are one of the best ways to accomplish both. Give your everyday rice some extra flair with our Salsa Rice recipe. You can cook Easy Salsa Rice using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Salsa Rice

1. 🢂 1 tbsp. of olive oil.
2. 🢂 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
3. 🢂 1 clove of garlic, minced.
4. 🢂 1 cup of jasmine rice, rinsed.
5. 🢂 1 tsp. of ground cumin.
6. 🢂 1/2 tsp. of smoked paprika.
7. 🢂 1/4 tsp. of each ground coriander, chili powder.
8. 🢂 1 1/2 cups of unsalted chicken broth.
9. 🢂 1/2 tsp. of salt.
10. 🢂 1/4 tsp. of pepper.
11. 🢂 2 tbsp. of salsa (whatever kind).

Combine all ingredients together in a microwaveable bowl. Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring the water to the boil and then reduce the temperature to simmer. Tip: For extra flavour, use vegetable stock instead of water.

instructions Easy Salsa Rice

1. In a medium (preferably nonstick) pot with a tight fitting lid, heat the oil over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until it starts to soften...3-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook just until fragrant, about a minute more..
2. Increase the heat to high and add the rice, cumin, smoked paprika, coriander and chili powder. Stir the rice around fairly often. Once it starts to look lightly toasted, go ahead and add the broth and let it come to a boil..
3. Once at a boil, reduce the temp to low heat and place the lid on. Let it simmer, undisturbed, for 15 minutes. Then turn the heat off, but keep the lid on another couple of minutes..
4. Add the salt, pepper and salsa to the rice. Fluff it with a fork and serve..

Seriously though, this Spanish rice with salsa recipe is a godsend. However, tasting it you would never know how easy it was to prepare. The salsa really amps up the flavor! Spanish rice is the perfect accompaniment to Mexican foods, chicken, or just about anything. This simple recipe uses chicken broth and chunky salsa to transform plain white rice into a marvelous side dish.