Green Rice and Taquitos with Piquillo Pepper Crema

Green Rice and Taquitos with Piquillo Pepper Crema! This 30 Minute Mexican meal is easy and full of flavors. Perfect for game day or a weeknight quick meal.

Happy Friday my friends!!!

Can you believe March is almost over? Next week is Spring Break! That means school is out, kids are home, and it’s time to entertain them. The weather is looking good so far. Fingers crossed. I hope it won’t change because I want to take them to the park and make a picnic.

This week was pretty busy.

As I mentioned before, my boy turned 4 yo this week. To celebrate we throw a Paw Patrol Party, and we all had a blast. My baby boy is not a baby anymore {sigh}. I love him so much. He is sweet and gentle (most of the time). Since a few days ago he started to make his own bed. Don’t ask me! It was totally out of the blue. He actually does it very well, and this mama can really use the extra pair of helping hands.

We also had a meeting with our children’s teachers a couple of days ago. What can I say without sounding too biased? The preschool staff was amazed at how Matthew and Vicky love each other. Long story short…I’m a proud mommy!!!

With such hectic days, we deserved to slow down for a minute and enjoy a delicious meal. Of course, it had to be easy and quick so I baked some Delimex Chicken and cheese taquitos, made green rice and piquillo pepper crema… everything was on the table ready to eat in 30 MINUTES!!

This green rice is seriously tasty!! It’s made with regular white rice and then mixed with a mixture of cilantro, lime, green onions, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and cumin. If you are a cilantro lover, this is something you can’t miss. I love the taste of cilantro so the stronger taste the better.

In my opinion, crema per se is tasteless, but I love the texture, so what I do is mix it with different other ingredients. This time I added Piquillo peppers… delicious!! It was creamy, silky, and had a luscious whipped texture. You can easily make this ahead and have it ready to eat with tacos, taquito, tamales, arepas, empanadas, etc… Keep it in the refrigerator and use it within a week.

This meal is the perfect game day food!!! Plus, it’s convenient which cut your time in the kitchen. Yes, it doesn’t get easier than that! Easy-peasy!!.

Have a great weekend and enjoy your Spring break!!!

Green Rice and Taquitos with Piquillo Pepper Crema

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Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• Frozen Chichen and Cheese Taquitos (or any variety you like)

Green Rice

• 3 cup long-grain white rice, cooked
• 1 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 green onion, cut into pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Salt to taste, if needed (see notes)

Piquillo Pepper Crema

• 1 cup Crema Mexicana see notes
• 6 – 8 whole Piquillo Peppers
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven. Bake taquitos according to packet instruction.

Green Rice

• Cook plain white rice to your liking or use leftover rice. This is my recipe for Green Rice.
• In a blender or small food processor, combine cilantro, green onion, garlic, lime juice, oil, cumin, pepper, salt (if using), and 2 tablespoons water; blend until smooth. Stir into cooked rice, and fluff with a fork.

Piquillo Pepper Crema

• Process the piquillo pepper crema ingredients in a food processor. Set aside.
• Serve taquitos with green rice and black beans. Drizzle with piquillo pepper crema. Enjoy!

Notes

1.- When adding salt to the cilantro mixture consider that the rice also has salt so do not add too much. I didn't add any because my rice was well seasoned.

2.- Crema Mexicana can be found in many grocery stores, in the refrigerated section.

3.- Piquillo peppers can be found in jars or cans at most grocery stores. I bought them online. 

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