Easy Authentic Spanish Rice

Name: Easy Authentic Spanish Rice
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter; 2 onions, chopped; 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped (optional); 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 cup uncooked white rice; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1/2 cup sour cream, or as desired (optional); 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or as desired (optional)

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
2 onions, chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped (optional)
2 (14.5 ounce) cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup uncooked white rice
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup sour cream, or as desired (optional)
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or as desired (optional)

Directions

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Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions and jalapeno peppers in the butter until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir Mexican-style tomatoes into onion mixture; add rice, salt, and black pepper. Bring rice mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is cooked, 40 to 45 minutes. Garnish with sour cream and Cheddar cheese to serve.