Mexicali Rice Bake Recipes

BAKED MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place rice in a 9-inch square baking dish. Drizzle in canola oil; stir to coat rice completely. Stir in green pepper, onion, and green onions. Season with sazon seasoning, cumin, garlic powder, coriander, and salt.
• Combine water and tomato sauce in a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup. Heat until simmering, about 2 minutes. Pour over the rice and stir briefly. Cover the baking dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork. Stir in cilantro and squeeze lime juice over the top.

MEXICALI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook turkey, onions and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up turkey into crumbles, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in beans, tomatoes, water, rice, olives, chili powder and salt., Transfer to an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, covered, until rice is tender, 50-55 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes longer.

EASY BAKED MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add dry rice to a mesh sieve and rinse under cold water until water runs clear.
• To a blender or food processor, add tomatoes, onion and approximately 2 Tbsp of the minced cilantro. Process until smooth. This should yield around 2 cups, but if there's excess, discard any amount more than 2 cups.
• Add vegetable oil to a large, oven safe pan (I love to use my Le Creuset buffet casserole dish), and heat over MED heat. Add rice and saute for about 5-10 minutes, until fragrant and lightly golden.
• Add garlic and jalapeño and stir about 30 seconds or so, until fragrant. Add tomato puree, tomato paste, chicken broth and 1 tsp salt. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
• Cover and bake about 25-30 minutes, until liquid is absorbed, stirring halfway through. Fluff rice with a fork, squeeze lime juice over rice and stir in cilantro and green onions.
• Taste and adjust by adding more salt or black pepper, if needed.

MEXICAN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring rice and 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir chili beans, tomato sauce, and 3/4 cup water through the cooked rice; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Pour rice mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Spread sour cream over the rice mixture. Sprinkle crushed corn chips over the sour cream layer; top with Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated through and the cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.

MEXICALI RICE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in skillet.
• Drain.
• Add chicken broth, tomato sauce, and chili seasoning mix.
• Simmer for five minutes.
• Stir in rice and green chilies.
• Cover and remove from heat.
• Let stand five minutes.
• Fluff with fork.

MEXICALI RICE

Steps:

• Melt butter in cooker. Saute onions and tomato. Stir in rice and coat with butter. Combine with remaining ingredients, except cilantro. Pour into a 1-quart casserole dish that fits easily into your cooker. Set trivet in cooker and pour in 1 cup water. Use a foil sling to lower bowl onto trivet. Lock lid and bring to full pressure. Adjust heat to maintain pressure and cook for 5 minutes. Naturally release pressure. Add chopped cilantro and fluff rice gently with a fork to mix. Adjust seasonings as desired. Cook's Note: If rice is still crunchy after cooking, return cooker to full pressure and cook for 1-2 minutes more. Or, cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave for 1-2 minutes or until reaches desired tenderness.

MEXICALI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Brown meat with onion in large skillet; drain. Stir in beans, taco sauce, green chilies, chili powder, salt and oregano. Spoon into 2-quart shallow baking dish; set aside.
• Bring milk just to boil in medium saucepan. Gradually add cereal, stirring constantly. Cook on medium heat 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Add cheese; stir until melted. Spread over meat mixture in baking dish.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.

MEXICALI RICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Layer half of rice in casserole.
• Add half of jack cheese, half of zucchini, half of tomato and half of chilis.
• Repeat layers, except cheese.
• Combine sour cream, onion, green pepper, garlic salt and oregano; spread over layers.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 45 to 60 minutes.

BAKED MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Sauté the onion and garlic in hot olive oil until just soft. Add the rice and seasonings and brown lightly. Add the mushrooms and sausage and enough boiling stock to come 1" above the rice. Cover with a tight lid and bake in a 350°F. oven until the liquid is completely absorbed, about 35 minutes. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and serve.

SIMPLE MEXICAN RICE AND BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8in square baking dish.
• Mix rice, egg, 1/2 cup of salsa, 1/2 cup of cheese and chili powder, press into bottom of dish.
• Mix beans and remaining salsa.
• Spoon over rice mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes.