Dinner for 1

Mexican White Rice

Name: Mexican White Rice
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup cold water; 1 1/2 cup hot water; 1 small garlic clove; 3 tbsp white onion chopped; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; salt to taste (optional); 1 few drops of lime or lemon juice; optional: 1 or 2 sprigs of parsley or cilantro

$6.43for 435 minServes 1

Rice is toasted with garlic and onion, then simmered in hot water until fluffy and finished with citrus.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Rice$0.08/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
	Onions$1.29/lb typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$1.61

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

35 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
1servings (the source says 6, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.61 per serving$6.43 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup rice
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 cup hot water
1 small garlic clove
3 tbsp white onion chopped
2 tbsp vegetable oil
salt to taste (optional)
1 few drops of lime or lemon juice
optional: 1 or 2 sprigs of parsley or cilantro

Steps

Rinse the rice under cold water and drain it well.
Heat the oil in a medium 2-quart saucepan over medium heat.
Cook the rice, garlic, and onion for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring, until the rice looks lightly golden.
Add the hot water and salt, then bring the mixture to a boil.
Cover the saucepan, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 18 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the rice stand covered for 5 minutes.
Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the citrus juice and parsley or cilantro.