Name: Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 250 min
Ingredients: 1 small onion (chopped); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 ½ cups white rice (uncooked); 1 ½ cups fat free chicken broth; 14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes; 15 ounces kidney beans (rinsed and drained); ¼ cup green taco sauce; ½ teaspoon oregano; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon pepper; ⅛ cup cilantro (chopped); 1 Tablespoon green onions (chopped)

This rice is perfect with quesadillas or tacos! Super easy to make and bursting with flavor.

Serves: 6

Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Recipe

This slow cooker Mexican rice is so easy to make and bursting with flavor.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

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Ingredients

1 small onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 ½ cups white rice uncooked
1 ½ cups fat free chicken broth
14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes
15 ounces kidney beans rinsed and drained
¼ cup green taco sauce
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
⅛ cup cilantro chopped
1 Tablespoon green onions chopped

Instructions

Place rice, broth, diced tomatoes, beans, taco sauce, oregano, onions, garlic and salt and pepper in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting for 3 to 4 hours. Stir in cilantro and green onions just before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 286 kcal · Carbohydrates: 59 g · Protein: 11 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 505 mg · Potassium: 540 mg · Fiber: 7 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 175 IU · Vitamin C: 9 mg · Calcium: 66 mg · Iron: 3 mg

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Recipe Details

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Questions & Reviews

Sinea says:

Hi Kristen!
I have been woefully low on good slow cooker side dishes. This one sounds really great. Thanks for sharing.

Sinea from Ducks 'n a Row

rprill15 says:

Is the white rice this recipe calls for minute rice or just regular old long grain? Thanks! You ladies always have the BEST recipes!!

Heather R. Moore says:

Looks so tasty!
Was wondering how many servings this makes?

Six Sisters says:

This comment has been removed by the author.

Six Sisters says:

We used regular long grain.

Six Sisters says:

This recipe makes 6 to 8 servings. Hope this helps! -The Six Sisters

Crystal says:

Yummy! Can't wait to try this recipe!! Thanks :)

Unknown says:

this looks really good but it is so not mexican rice whether it is slow cooker or not sorry

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Sinea says:

Hi Kristen!
I have been woefully low on good slow cooker side dishes. This one sounds really great. Thanks for sharing.

Sinea from Ducks 'n a Row
rprill15 says:

Is the white rice this recipe calls for minute rice or just regular old long grain? Thanks! You ladies always have the BEST recipes!!
Heather R. Moore says:

Looks so tasty!
Was wondering how many servings this makes?
Six Sisters says:

This comment has been removed by the author.
Six Sisters says:

We used regular long grain.
Six Sisters says:

This recipe makes 6 to 8 servings. Hope this helps! -The Six Sisters
Crystal says:

Yummy! Can't wait to try this recipe!! Thanks :)
Unknown says:

this looks really good but it is so not mexican rice whether it is slow cooker or not sorry

Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Recipe