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Calico Rice

SUBMITTED BY: Deborah Hill

"Looking for an accompaniment to Mexican food or barbecued chicken? This spicy rice fits the bill (the sour cream is handy for cooling your palate!). When I'm cooking, I head for my spice cupboard often - we like our food zesty!"

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PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	20 Min
READY IN	30 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1 medium green pepper, diced
1 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
1 medium sweet red pepper, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
2 tablespoons picante sauce or salsa
1 tablespoon ground cumin
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups water
Sour cream

DIRECTIONS

In a skillet or saucepan, saute peppers and onion in butter for 3 minutes. Stir in the rice, soup mix, picante or salsa, cumin, garlic, salt and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender. Garnish with sour cream if desired.

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Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2008 by KKH3

This has a lot of flavor and it was easy to make. I ate mine with parmesan cheese. MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2007 by Ron

Ok recipe - normally I like peppers in my dishes but for some reason, this rice dish was a... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2007 by SMGRUHLKE

I made this dish close to the recipe--a tad less cumin and salsa perhaps. It's very tasty, the... MORE

Reviewed on May 2, 2007 by MIMDAWN

This is amazing, although I did make a few changes. Instead of 3 cups of water, I used 1 cup... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2006 by Rachiele

Tihs rice was great!! Spicy, zesty, fresh, but didnt burn the taste buds. Have made this rice... MORE