ROTEL RICE RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add rice and garlic. Stir constantly, making sure the rice doesn’t burn. Cook over low heat for 3 minutes. Add Ro-tel and tomatoes. Stir to combine and let cook for 2 minutes. Finally, add broth and stir together. Add some kosher salt and a good teaspoon of cumin--—more if you love cumin flavor! Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 additional minutes or until rice is done. Add more liquid as needed; rice shouldn’t be sticky.Just before serving, sprinkle lots of freshly chopped cilantro over the top. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Strip the corn and milk the cobs; set the corn and pulp aside.
• Cook two slices of the bacon into a cast iron or other oven safe skillet and brown until crisp; remove to a paper towel and set aside to cool.
• Slice remaining bacon into skillet and cook until fat is rendered but bacon is not fully crisp.
• Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until softened.
• Add the butter and flour, cook and stir for 3 minutes.
• Add corn and pulp. Stir in seasonings, then add tomatoes and cook until heated through; remove from heat.
• Stir in the sour cream, taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
• Chop the two slices of reserved, cooked bacon and garnish the casserole with the bacon and reserved parsley.