I love my rice cooker. It is becoming one of the most used small appliances in my kitchen. I use it for cooking plain rice, but I also use it for things like my rice cooker macaroni and cheese.
I love the convenience of my rice cooker, especially for recipes like this one. I can place everything in the rice cooker, push the button, and have a healthy and filling meal in no time.
I serve this for lunch or dinner. I usually serve it with chips and a salad for a simple, but really good meal my whole family enjoys.
This is one of those meals that can easily be made start to finish in 25 minutes or less. I love those kinds of meals. Quick, easy, and frugal meals work for me.
Mexican Rice Cooker Rice
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 1 12-ounce jar salsa, mild, medium, or hot
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 can of black or pinto beans, rinsed and drained (I use dried beans that have been cooked and frozen)
- 1 1/4 cups water
Add all ingredients to the inner pot of rice cooker. Stir, close the lid and press the White Rice or cook button, depending on your rice cooker. When rice cooker switches to Keep-Warm mode, open the cooker, quickly stir and re-cover. Allow to stand for 8-10 minutes before serving. Spoon onto a serving dish and serve with cheese and sour cream.
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Corn and beans and rice? I like the sound of this =D.
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Looks really good and so colorful Lynn. Thanks for sharing.
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My rice cooker is one of the 730 items I planned to purge this year. I never use it. Perhaps I should rethink that…
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Yummy! That looks so good…I need a new rice cooker.
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Looks good! I will try this next time we have Mexican.
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I don’t have a slow rice cooker, would it be easy enough to make on the stove?
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Yum! Love it!
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That looks so yummy! I’ll have to try it sometime.
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What type/brand of rice cooker do you have? I have thought about buying one but have no idea which one would be good. Love tried and true advice
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Lynn Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
@Barbara, I just got this one and love it so far. I got it at Sam’s Club. http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=442780
The previous one I had, had for about 5 yrs and it was not heating quite as well, so I got a new one and love it.
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you know, us people who live in Hawaii would die without their rice cookers. I like how you made Mexican rice out of yours one. I will have to try it. Normally, our rice cooker is used just for making rice. Rice is eaten pretty much every day here. I wonder if my other half will like this type of rice. Thanks for sharing!!
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This recipe is so yummy!
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Oooo that looks so yummy!! d:
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I tried this recipe, but I must have done something wrong, because mine turned out dry and not very tasty
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Lynn Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:56 am
@Lori Smith, I am sorry to hear that. I wonder if different brands or types of rice cookers make this turn out differently.
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Lori Smith Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:01 am
@Lynn, I am a huge Mexican Rice fan, so when I saw this I jumped at the chance to make it, my rice cooker is a cheap one, and had for many years, I am thinking I need to get a bigger one to make this and maybe add more water, just seemed so dry to us. But thanks for your recipes, you give me inspiration to cook all my meals!
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