Spicy Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp of butter
• 2 cups of white, long-grain rice
• 1/3 cup diced jalapenos
• 1/3 cup diced green onions
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp chili powder or paprika
• 1/2 tsp chipotle and/or cayenne
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup of tomato sauce

This short and fascinating video recipe for spicy tomato rice will hopefully add a very nice, all-purpose side dish to your repertoire. Believe it or not, Chefs have a much tougher time coming up with starchy side dishes for meals than they do with the main items. Is this an issue for you as well?

This is probably due to the fact that new recipes for main courses seem almost infinite. At last count there were 2,769,241 ways to cook a chicken. By the way, while I typed that last sentence, 793 new ways to cook chicken were just invented.

Side dishes are another story. I do about five or six variations on mashed potatoes and that's it. Seems you can only do so many things to make it interesting before you run out of ideas. Kind of like Survivor. So, don't underestimate the importance of adding a new side dish to your arsenal.

This Spanish rice-inspired spicy tomato rice recipe is super easy to make, and is always a crowd-pleaser. When was the last time you had Spanish rice? The last time you went to Spain? That time you went to that Mexican place for that thing with those guys? If you can't recall, then it's time to watch this video and get busy. Enjoy!