This simple Spanish rice recipe goes well with tacos, burritos, fajitas, etc. This amount made enough to serve 80+ people (for tacos) with about 4 cups left over. Flavor was a little bland (our crowd was half children), but one could add spices or hot peppers for zing.

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Name: Spanish Rice for a crowd
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 90
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup onion chopped; 4 pounds white rice (10 cups); 1/2 green bell pepper chopped; 4 ounces diced green chilies mild (or hot); 12 cups water or broth; 6 cups chunky salsa mild or medium; salt to taste

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INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup onion ; chopped
4 pounds white rice ; (10 cups)
1/2 green bell pepper ; chopped
4 ounces diced green chilies ; mild (or hot)
12 cups water ; or broth
6 cups chunky salsa ; mild or medium
salt ; to taste

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INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Add rice to skillet, stirring often, until rice begins to brown. Add green pepper and diced chilies. Then add water (or broth) and chunky salsa to rice; cover and cook until all liquid has been absorbed (at least an hour). Stir regularly during this cooking process to be sure it doesn't stick.

We used an 8-quart pot to cook this rice. It nearly filled the pot, but did not run over. A larger pot would probably be better and cause the rice to be a little less sticky. Since our crowd had so many children, we made this very mild. Adding hot peppers, medium or hot salsa, and either chicken broth or vegetable broth would add flavor and a little zip to this dish.

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Spanish Rice for a crowd

3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup onion chopped
4 pounds white rice (10 cups)
1/2 green bell pepper chopped
4 ounces diced green chilies mild (or hot)
12 cups water or broth
6 cups chunky salsa mild or medium
 salt to taste

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (162g)
Recipe Makes: 90 Servings

Calories: 125
Calories from Fat: 14 (11%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 1.6g	2 %
	Saturated Fat 0.2g	1 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.9g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 151.2mg		5 %
Potassium 199.4mg		5 %
Total Carbohydrate 25.5g		7 %
	Dietary Fiber 2.4g	10 %
	Sugars, other 23.1g
Protein 2.6g		4 %
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Calories per serving: 125

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