Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2006

I would give it an A+++ for flavor! But I think I added to much tomato sauce and it was very mushy--I was really disappointed because the flavor is so good. I would definitely try it again and add less tomato sauce and water too. The leftover sofrito made awesome beans to serve over rice by adding some tomato sauce to the sofrito and letting simmer with black beans. Thanks for the recipe!

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Sarah W

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2006

I was looking for a truly authentic Latin rice and beans recipe that a friend used to make for potlucks years ago…and I found it here! I followed the recipe pretty closely, except I added a few crumbled strips of bacon, because I remembered my friend’s recipe had bacon in it, and I used a yellow Spanish rice instead of the brown, and chicken broth instead of water for more flavor. Even my picky eater son enjoyed this and actually had seconds! It was a perfect side dish to chicken fajitas!

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Mrs. Chef Esh

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Home Town: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2005

This is a GREAT recipe!! I have attempted to make similar dishes in the past that did not turn out well - but this recipe is Exact, and my husband (who is Spanish and very picky) loved it!!! This was the first time I ever made Spanish rice that he actually liked. Thanks for this great recipe - I will use it often from now on : )

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Virtualgrl

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Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2005

This was a very easy dish to make. Came together very quickly using leftovers; I added cooked chicken to make a more filling dish. Could use some heat, but that's a personal preference.

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njmom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Middletown, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2005

As a Puerto Rican, I'm clearly impressed! The recipe turned out wonderful and I added a few more garlic cloves than the recipe calls for. As for the spanish seasoning package, I highly recommend using Sa-son's Culantro y Achiote seasoning packets (in english- coriander and annatto seasoning), it's authentic, tasty, and easy to find.

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2005

This is a great recipe for Arroz con Gandules - and I have had plenty.

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Joanne

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2005

Its good and very tasty..

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SHAIKIRA

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Home Town: Union City, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2005

I made this using ingredients I had on hand, substituting 1 can of pinto beans and 1 can of black beans for the gandules, and attempting my own spanish seasoning with paprika, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes, & garlic powder. Mine came out needing quite a bit of salt. Also, the cook time was over an hour. Great side for tacos -- I used the leftover sofrito as a salsa for them.

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2003

Nice flavor! I had to guestimate the tomato sauce (I only had a 28 oz can) and overdid it so my rice was mushy, but it still tasted great! This is a great recipe because using homemade sofrito you don't get all the additives and msg found in Goya sofrito. I added some adobo as well. Also, cutting the sofrito recipe in half still gave me more than enough to make this dish. Tastes like the arroz con gandules I've had in Puerto Rican restaurants without all the msg! Fried plantains (platanos) were an excellent accompaniment for this dish!

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