Baked Mexican Rice Recipe

Archana's Kitchen

April 28, 2025

6204 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 25 M|Total: 35 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Mexican

Baked Mexican Rice is a one pot dish which is made with the combination of mexican flavours.

Here the cooked rice is layered with a mixture of rajma that is cooked along with some onions and garlic and seasoned with some simple spices salt, oregano, red chilli flakes, pepper powder.

These alternate layers of rice and rajma are finished of with a generous layer of cheese with some crunchy bell peppers and sweet corn.

Serve Baked Mexican Rice with Indian Style Fajitas and Spinach Enchilada for a weekend night party with your friends and family.

You can also try other Mexican recipes such as

Baked Mexican Rice is a one pot dish which is made with the combination of mexican flavours.

Here the cooked rice is layered with a mixture of rajma that is cooked along with some onions and garlic and seasoned with some simple spices salt, oregano, red chilli flakes, pepper powder.

These alternate layers of rice and rajma are finished of with a generous layer of cheese with some crunchy bell peppers and sweet corn.

Serve Baked Mexican Rice with Indian Style Fajitas and Spinach Enchilada for a weekend night party with your friends and family.

You can also try other Mexican recipes such as

Ingredients

For the rice

1-1/2 Cooked rice

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 Ginger Garlic Paste

1 Red Chilli flakes

1/2 Rajma (Large Kidney Beans), boiled

2 Oil

Salt, to taste

Black pepper powder, to taste

For the topping

3 Tomatoes, chopped

1 Onion, finely chopped

2 Garlic, finely chopped

1/2 Dried oregano

1/2 Red Chilli flakes

1/2 Sugar

1 Oil

Salt, to taste

Black pepper powder, to taste

2 Tomato Ketchup

1/2 Sweet corn, steamed

1/2 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum), finely chopped

Tomato, as required to garnish

Black olives, as required to garnish

4 Mozzarella cheese, grated

Instructions for Baked Mexican Rice Recipe

To begin making the Baked Mexican Rice, we will firstly prepare the rice. Heat the oil in a wide pan on medium heat and saute the onions till they turn soft and translucent. This will take about a minute or so.

Once done add the ginger garlic paste and saute again for another minute. Next, add the chili flakes, boiled rajma and cooked vegetables and saute for 2 minutes.

After 2 minutes add rice with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.

The next step is to make the topping.

Heat oil in a wide pan on medium heat and saute the onion for 2 minutes till soft and translucent.

Once done add garlic and saute again for a few seconds. Next add the tomatoes, chilli flakes, oregano sugar, salt and pepper and cook until the tomatoes are soft.

Blend in a mixer and do not strain. Mix it with the tomato ketchup.

Next, to assemble the rice and the topping, spread the hot rice in a greased baking dish.

Cover with the tomato gravy and sprinkle grated cheese boiled corn kernels, capsicum on top. Garnish with tomatoes and olives.

Bake the Mexican Rice dish in an oven at 150 degree Celsius for about 7-8 minutes. After 7-8 minutes, take the dish out and it is ready to be served.

Serve Baked Mexican Rice with Indian Style Fajitas and Spinach Enchilada for a weekend night party with your friends and family.