Real Home Cookin’

Mexican Style Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter (or reconstituted butter powder)
• 1 1/4 cups rice, uncooked
• 1/2 cup chopped onion (or reconstituted dried onion)
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (or reconstituted green peppers)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 pound can tomatoes, chopped and un-drained
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

In a large sauce pan, melt butter and add rice, onion, pepper and garlic. Cook stirring over low heat until rice is brown, then add remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat until liquid is absorbed (about 35 minutes).