Easiest Way to Make Yummy Chorizo Fiesta Rice

Chorizo Fiesta Rice.

You can have Chorizo Fiesta Rice using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chorizo Fiesta Rice

1. Prepare 2-2.5 cups of parboiled rice.
2. You need 4 of chorizo sausage, casing removed.
3. You need 1 of onion, diced.
4. You need 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
5. You need 1 of red bell pepper, diced.
6. It's 1 of carrot, small dice.
7. It's 1 can of black beans, rinced.
8. Prepare 1 can of corn, drained.
9. It's 1 cup of frozen peas.
10. Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
11. It's 1 tbs of chili powder.
12. You need 1 of large can diced tomatoes.
13. Prepare 2.5 cups of chicken stock or water.
14. You need 2 tbs of tomato paste.
15. Prepare of Fresh Cilantro, chopped (optional).
16. Prepare of Sour cream for serving (optional).

Chorizo Fiesta Rice step by step

1. In a large pot, heat 1 tbs olive oil and cook sausage. Once brown, remove and set aside.
2. Add 1 more tsp olive oil and add onion and garlic. Sautee until translucent..
3. Add the tomato paste and cook 2 min, then add the raw rice and mix. Then add chili powder and salt and pepper to taste..
4. Add the can of diced tomato and let cook 5 min..
5. Add all the veggies (except peas) and the sausage and stir all together..
6. Add the 2.5 cups chicken stock and bring everything to a boil and cook 5 min.
7. After 5 min, reduce heat to medium/low with lit slightly vented on the pot. Cook for about 20-30 min.
8. Once rice is cooked, add your frozen peas and add about handful of chopped cilantro and mix. The peas will take just 3min to cook.
9. Dish and serve with dallop sour cream (was sooooo good with the sour cream) and more fresh chopped cilantro.