for an annatto substitute try 1/4 tsp. paprika plus generous pinch of tumeric (equals 1 tsp annatto)

Now this was good stuff. I omitted the annatto powder (couldn't find it at the store) and the pine nuts (didn't want to buy an entire jar just for this recipe), and it still turned out great. Easy to make, lots of flavor, looked great. Thanks, jen!

This recipe was so good. My girlfriend and I made this as our first cooking experience as a couple. WE LOVED IT! The flavors are amazing! I followed the recipe exactly and it makes ALOT! BUT!! i think it was even better the next day after it sat in the fridge as left overs!

Fabulous vegetarian rice dish. Ideal for a potluck because it tastes great at room temperature too. I'm making it for our next potluck of which there are many in the summertime. Thank you, thank you...

This recipe makes a TON of rice but it is wonderful. I did change a few things. I used red onion for the saute' then topped at the end with sliced green onions. I think it needs more pine nuts as they get lost. Didn't have the annatto chile and it was fine without it. I liked a little more lime and cilantro in it. Also, instead of water for the rice, I used equal amounts of chicken broth for extra flavor. This will be fabulous wrapped in a tortilla for a veggie lunch, can't wait to have it.

I make this every year for a Fat Tuesday celebration at work. It is good hot, but I have also serve it cold at the pitch in (aka potluck.) Very popular dish. It is also good with shrimp and smoked sausage mixed in.

My boyfriend and I both loved this!! (Let's get one thing straight, though...this is definitely NOT the famous Cajun dirty rice - but that's obvious from the ingredients list. But it's still great!!) So...the ingredients list calls for 2 T olive oil, but I only remember seeing instructions for 1 T...maybe I missed a step somewhere, but it was just lovely with 1 T. I didn't even bother looking for the annatto powder, since so many people couldn't find it and based on some internet searches I did, it didn't seem like I'd miss it too much anyway. I did add 1 tsp ancho chili powder (in addition to the 1 T chili powder), but only cuz I really love the stuff! I was REALLY surprised how strong the cinnamon smelled, but how much it DIDN'T overpower the flavor. I used brown rice instead of white (same cooking time and amount of water), used 1 can of corn and 1 can of black beans (both drained), omitted the pine nuts (little too expensive for my blood) and the red onion (no particular reason...I think I'll add it next time -- I love red onion and I think it would have worked really well). Forgot about the cilantro...it probably would have been great to have, but I'll kind of "play it by ear" in the future, if I have some, I'll add it...if I don't, I won't! Still tastes awesome! I cooked up some pork chops seperately (used the chops from the Allrecipes Grandman Pork Chops and Rice recipe) and served those over the rice. They were perfect together. Leftovers were great for lu

One of my all time favorites. I used Ancho chili powder instead of Annatto because I didn't know what that was. Awesome recipe - 10++ Thanks for posting this one!

This was incredible. We ommitted the nuts and it was fabulous!!! There is just two of us so there were a lot of leftovers. Definitely put the fresh onions and squeeze the fresh lime juice on top... it just makes the dish.****UPDATE**** I have to say this has become one of our most favorite recipes.. we alter it only a little by adding shredded chicken. We just buy a pre-cooked rotiserie chicken and use the white meat.. fab!!!

Really good and easy recipe. I followed the recipe except for the annato powder which i ommited becasue i didn't have any! It is even still good after being frozen and dethawed!

This was delish!! Everyone had second helpings the night I made it. I used paprika instead of annatto and left out the green pepper since I didn't have it on hand. Very, very good. (If you're expecting a cajun style dish, you should read the ingredients more carefully. Tsk, tsk, tsk. ;)) I will definitely make this again.

Not what I expected, decent, but nothing spectacular. Kinda reminds me of Mexican take out.

This rice was delicious.

Oh my gosh, this was so good! The only changes I made was to use cubanelle peppers instead of green (too expensive this time of year), red kidney beans instead of black, and 1 tsp of ground chipotle chili pepper instead of the 2 tsp of annatto - it's what I had on hand. I served it as a side dish to the Cuban Pork Roast and Spicy Mango Salsa recipes also found on this site. Will definitely make again. Thank you, Jen!

This is by no means dirty rice. I followed this as written and feel that there are tons of other recipes that rate much higher. It would have been easier to just boil the rice and add all the other stuff to it.. Will not make again.

EXCELLENT! The Cubans in Miami have a dish I love called Moros. This is a spiced up version of that. I added canned black beans with liquid to the rice and cooked together. I reduced the water slightly to make up for the liquid in the beans. By doing this, it colors the rice to it's "dirty" color.