This was great! I gave it a 4 because I made some changes. I sauteed some onion, garlic and 1/2 head of green cabbage in canola oil until soft, added the rice and taco seasoning and sauteed then added the water and beans. After the rice was cooked, I added some frozen peas and a can of tomatoes with jalapenos (I think an additional can of tomato sauce would have been too much tomato). It turned out great! Made a lot of food, my hubby loved it and we used it as burrito filling! Very healthy, cheap and satisfying-thanks!

I did not care for this recipe. I followed another reviewer's suggestion to add in the tomato ingredients in the beginning, which seemed to make the rice simultaneously raw and burnt. I will make this again to see if the original method works.

I usually just make a boxed Mexican rice for the sake of easy prep. This was better than the boxed stuff and just as easy. And I like that it is whole grain. Next time I will use tomatoes with green chilis. I did not stir in the lettuce. This make a huge amount.

Very tasty. It does make quite a bit of rice though, so either halve the recipe, or invite the neighbours! My 10-year old son thought that added corn niblets might be a nice added touch and I think I agree. We'll try that the next time.

Sigh. I really, really WANTED to like this. It was just a big ball of tomato-flavored mush, and leftovers were even worse. No one in my household wanted more than a few bites. And it definitely made too much, to boot. I won't be making this again. Sorry.

One of my favorite dishes to make. For me being "Semi-vegetarian" this can go as a whole dinner for me (it has protein carbs, and veggies in it). I like my food a little spicy, so I add a few sprinkles of cayenne pepper to the rice when I add in the taco seasoning mix. yummmmy!

Good stuff! Didn't have packaged taco seasoning so I added garlic powder, cayenne, salt, pepper, oregano, chili powder to season. Tasted great! Had a little kick but that was of my own doing.

Another adaptation: Omit the tomatoes, paste, and taco seasoning, and substitute your favorite salsa! I used Nature's Promise medium, added some shredded cheese, and it was delicious!!

This recipe was good! I added ground turkey and used "seasoned black beans" I also put all the ingredients together and used the smaller can of tomato sauce. We really liked it.

I really loved this recipe. Very easy to prepare and makes a ton.

This is a great meat alternative when making taco salad. It tastes great and makes more than enough for 4 servings!

This was not a hit in my house. Too watery and too spicy for our tastes also makes a ton!

Easy and tasty. It's a regular in my dinner rotation.

We really like this recipe! It makes a good, cheap one pot meal. Healthy too!

My family loves this dish! I use black beans and sometimes just the rice w/ no beans. I also omit the lettuce. I put everything (spices, tomato sauce) in from the get go as some reviewers suggested. Great way to get picky eaters to eat brown rice.

This was VERY good!!! I made it for my mom and sisters and we all loved it! I do NOT think there was too many tomatos. It was extremly easy and simple! Thanks!