My Favorite Mexican Rice

"I liked this recipe a lot and my husband's jaw dropped when I took the cover off the pan (and loved the taste too!). I am giving it only four stars because I thought it was a bit too salty (I would c..." See moreut the salt to 1 tsp at the most) and I used only about 1 cup of MJ cheese, which was plenty. Lastly, I used brown rice instead of white rice and, other than the fact that I needed to cook the rice about 20 min longer, it tasted great! Definitely a keeper! Made it with the "Chicken Chimichangas with Sour Cream Sauce" on this website and my husband was very happy!"

"I used a mixture of EVOO and butter to brown the rice in. I used organic chicken broth in this recipe and I omitted the additional salt called for in this recipe. I cooked this whole recipe in my cast..." See more iron skillet. I cannot tell you how many times I've burned rice in my normal sauce pans on my gas stove--cooking it in my cast iron skillet was cake. Not one single problem. My family enjoyed this rice--my youngest boy asked for a second helping which he NEVER does. I'll make this again."

"This tasted very authentic to what we get in our local Mexican restaurant. I made exactly as the recipe stated, but, only used 1 tsp of salt based on other reviewer's suggestions. I also left off t..." See morehe monterey jack cheese just to save on a few calories, but, I am sure it would be wonderful with it!"