Mexican RiceBack
- Serves8
- Preparation Time (mins)15
- Cook Time (mins)30
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Ingredients
2 cups cooked SunRice Medium Grain Brown Rice
1 small red capsicum, diced
1 small green capsicum, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 medium size jalapeno peppers, finely chopped with seeds removed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tblspn vegetable oil
1 tin chopped tomatoes
2 tblspn chopped fresh coriander
Pinch Of Salt
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 cup grated cheese (cheddar or tasty)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan cook the capsicums, onions, jalapeno peppers and garlic in hot oil for about 5 minutes or until tender but still crispy, stirring often.
- Stir in tomatoes, coriander and salt reduce heat to a simmer and cook uncovered for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add cooked rice, chickpeas and half of cheese. Stir briskly to combine.
- Fold mixture into a oven dish. Top dish with the rest of the cheese. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve it warm.
Tips
- low in fat it makes a great vegie alternative
Variations
- add chicken and wrap in a tortilla. You can either bake it or deep fry it - Soooo good!
- for added convenience use 1 x 450g pack SunRice Fragrant Brown Rice in 2 1/2 minutes.


kath alderwick 11:57am, Sun 14 Aug 2011 AEST
this sounds lovely i,m going to cook this to-day