Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2011

Amazing, easy, and delicious!! Perfect combination of all ingredients. I didn't add any salt or pepper, and it tasted great. Only thing I would change would be to add more lettuce. I hardly could taste/feel the texture of it; could use maybe 1/2 cup more to get more crunch. Very filling rice. We used it as a side dish, but if you have enough of it, you could enjoy as a full meal. So good!!! And you know if I didn't mess it up, it's a very easy dish! :)

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OliverandHolly

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2011

Delicious! I did make some changes though. I did not use lettuce at all. Since I did not have tomato sauce, I used spaghetti sauce that had chunks of veggies. Because of that, I eliminated the canned tomatoes. I also took the advice of other reviewers and cut the water down, using only 1 cup of water. I also cooked the rice with everything else. I just dumped everything into a pan and cooked it all together. It couldn't be easier! Great recipe!

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Debbie Loyer

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Morgantown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2011

Easy, Healthy & yummy! I serve it with salsa, sour cream and chips. Occasionally, with salad on top. Great vegetarian meal.

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peppermintkathy

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2011

I followed this recipe almost exactly except used white rice and black beans. "Four" servings is an underestimate...I would cut the recipe in half next time. It makes a great stuffing for burritos, just add meat, sour cream and cheese. As a side dish, its a little strong - the taco seasoning really takes over. I will use this same idea in the future. Thanks!

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jenniwithani

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2011

Very good and very easy. I love one pot meals. I doubled the recipe and also cooked my rice in the tomato sauce / seasoning mixture. I used white rice as I didn't have brown, added half a chopped onion and finished it off with some sour cream and cilantro.

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wsxdrfvgy

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2010

yummy

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janette

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2010

Following the recommendations in some of the reviews I decided to put most of the ingredients in at the beginning and bring to a boil and than add the rice, as opposed to boiling the rice only in water. I put in a can of sauce and a can of diced tomatoes and cut the rice down to one cup. I also added saffron and chili powder in addition to the taco seasoning. I added fresh cilantro along with some diced onions, garlic and green and orange peppers in addition to the beans. This recipe made a larger amount then expected. It was slightly more tomato-y than I would have liked and I think next time I will make it a little more spicy. All in all an incredibly quick and simple recipe.

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drella

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2010

This was wonderful. I just cut the tomato sauce down to 8 oz can, did not add the lettuce or beans. I kept the beans on the side so the kids would eat it, but I added my own beans when I ate it. I added a can of mexican corn. I also had cooked the rice with the tomatoes the entire cooking time. Family loved it. SO HEALTHY!

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TAMMYDACHEF

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2010

This was good, but needed a little something more. I wanted to use up some brown rice, so I thought I'd try this one. It looked like it was too saucy, so I only used about 1/2 the tomato sauce called for. I also ended up leaving out the kidney beans when I realized the can I picked up at the store was actually chili beans! After tasting, I ended up adding onion, a finely diced jalapeno and a little red pepper, plus some cumin. Then it was great!

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JAMJMine

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2009

This stuff is so amazing! I added 2 T of homemade taco seasoning to the rice while it was cooking; I also left out the tomato sauce. I don't think it would have been necessary. I did not cook the lettuce, instead lining a flour tortilla with it before topping with the rice mixture, some cheese, and some fresh cilantro. Better than Chipotle!

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