Simple Mexican Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups instant brown rice, uncooked
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium green pepper, diced
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon dried cilantro
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons sodium-free chicken stock powder
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 teaspoon lime juice

Preparation

In a large skillet, saute the rice, onion and green pepper in the butter until the rice is lightly browned and veggies are tender-crisp.
Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
Stir in the water, cilantro, cumin, boullion and bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to stand 5 minutes.
Stir in salsa and lime juice.