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Spanish rice

noun

  1. rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter.


Spanish rice

noun

  1. rice cooked with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, etc, and often flavoured with saffron
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanish rice1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

I had a tender chicken breast powder coated in parsley, oregano and garlic, served with Spanish rice, refried black beans and a vibrant churrasco salsa.

“It’s a great way to add some quick flavor since it has some citric acid and annatto, giving it a little extra flavor. It’s a must for Spanish rice, or any soup or stew.”

From Salon

A guy in line for chili and Spanish rice who knew Lincoln from prison called out to him: “I just got out. I got no ID. No transportation. No nothing.”

Lunch may be “vegan beef” and potato enchiladas, elote corn with slow simmered black beans or Spanish rice.

The smell of pork tamales and Spanish rice wafted over from a nearby table.

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