Spanish Rice with Avocado Cuisine: Rice/grains Category: Rice/grains Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 tb Butter or margerine 1/4 ts Dried oregano, crushed 1 tb Olive oil 1/4 ts Ground cumin 1 sm Onion, finely chopped 1/4 ts Ground tumeric 1 Clove garlic, finely minced 1 cn 14 1/2 oz chicken broth, or 1 c Uncooked rice (I used -1 3/4 chicken stock -basmati) 1 sm Avocado 1/4 ts Salt Instructions: Place butter and oil in 2-quart pan over medium heat. When butter is melted, add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender. Add rice; cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until rice looks milky and opaque. Add salt, oregano, cumin, tumeric, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. cover; reduce heat and simmer 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed. Peel and pit avocado; dice. Fluff up rice with fork; add avocado and toss gently. Turn off heat; let stand 5 minutes before serving. NOTES: I have also made this with peeled, seeded, diced tomatoes instead of avocado. Source: Internet Cooking Conference Courtesy of: Joann Pierce Click Here To Return To The Recipe List  This Page Generated By: Cookbook Wizard For Windows Recipe Software