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Puerto Rican Rice

September 8, 2017 By The Head Spoon Leave a Comment

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Easy Puerto Rican rice dinner recipe that will wow the family.  Pork sausage, pepperoncinis, onions, mexicorn, and cilantro combine to create a super flavorful rice dish.

More delicious ideas for nourishing midweek dinners include Oven Baked Tacos, Homemade Shepherd's Pie, Beef Enchiladas, and Thai Basi Chicken.

Puerto rican rice dinner in a brown bowl.

This Puerto Rican Rice Dinner is such a unique treat.  Also, its a one pot meal.  Always love the one pot dinners.

Maybe its the use of the dutch oven in bringing all of the flavors together or the spices with the crumbled pork sausage or the cilantro and corn, whatever it is, my family of five loved this recipe.

Puerto rican rice in a brown bowl.

The sliced peppercornis and the juice from the jar really added to the unique flavor of this dish.

I typically do not buy Mexicorn, but I will now.  The kids seemed to really like this addition.  I used Green Giant's Mexicorn in a can, which consists of whole kernel corn and chopped red and green bell peppers.

Tips:

  1. I could not find the recommended Goya Saxon seasoning at our local store.  I substituted the seasoning with the chipotle seasoning packet by McCormick, and it worked well.
  2. Do not skip the chopped cilantro on top.  It adds a lot to have the freshly chopped herb mixed in with the warm rice mixture.
  3. Its nice to serve with a dollop of sour cream on the side.  The dish is not too spicy, but my kids usually enjoy the creamy texture of sour cream mixed in even with our mildly spicy dishes.
  4. This also keeps in the refrigerator really well.  We enjoyed the dish the next day just as much as the first day.  The spices and other flavors had melded together even more.

Puerto rican rice in a dutch oven.

This is a quick dish to whip up that tastes like you've been slaving in the kitchen all day.  I love my dutch oven - recipes with the dutch oven often have that effect.

Enjoy!!

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Puerto Rican Rice

Puerto Rican Rice with ground pork sausage, pepperocinis, mexicorn, and onions is big on flavor and an easy mid week dinner to wow the family.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 422 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground pork sausage
  • 1 chopped yellow onion
  • 1 cup long grain white rice (rinsed)
  • 2 cups water
  • ¼ cup sliced pepperoncinis
  • ¼ cup pepperoncini juice from jar
  • 1 can (11 oz) Mexicorn (drained)
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro
  • 4 packets Goya Saxon Cilantro-Achiote Seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place oven rack in the center position.


  2. Brown pork sausage and chopped yellow onion in dutch oven on medium/high heat until the pork is mostly cooked through and the onion is softened. (about 5 minutes)  Transfer the pork/onion mixture to a bowl (reserve fat in dutch oven).

  3. Add the rice to the reserved fat and saute, while stirring frequently, until rice is light golden color for about 10 minutes.

  4. Scoop pork and onion mixture into dutch oven and add in water, pepperoncini, pepperoncini juice, seasoning and mexicorn.  Bring this mixture to a boil.

  5. Cover dutch oven and bake until rice and tender and liquid is absorbed (about 30 minutes).  Stir mixture after 15 minutes.

  6. Remove dutch oven and stir, fluffing up the mixture.  Stir in fresh chopped cilantro and serve in bowls.  Spoons are the best utensil for this dinner.  Much easier to scoop out all of the goodness.

Recipe Notes

Slightly adapted from Culinary Hill

Nutrition Facts
Puerto Rican Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 422 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 587mg26%
Potassium 332mg9%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 16g32%
Calcium 29mg3%
Vitamin C 8.3mg10%
Vitamin A 305IU6%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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