Rice Bowl Spanish Rice Mix: A Food Review

I have recently been converted to an Aldi shopper. After several very successful shopping trips where I was amazed at how far I could stretch my food budget, I now make the trip to Aldi weekly to stock up my refrigerator and pantry for the bulk of my family's menu for week.

Aldi primarily carries their own name brands and from what I have been told, it can be hit and miss. You need to take the chance and try an unknown brand product to see how it compares to the pricier more famous brand name. Once such product my family recently tried was Rice Bowl Spanish Rice Mix.

At only a few pennies over a dollar for a six point eight ounce box, Rice Bowl Spanish Rice Mix was a very cheap side dish for my homemade enchiladas. All four members of my family are rice fans, so it is never difficult to include rice as a side dish to our meals. Rich in Fiber, Vitamin C and Iron with no Fat, rice is a very healthy alternative to other starches such as white bread or french fries.

Rice Bowl Spanish Rice Mix can be prepared on the stove top or in the microwave. Since my stove was otherwise occupied, I chose to prepare the dish in the microwave. After placing the rice in a microwave safe bowl, I mixed it with two tablespoons of butter. After microwaving on high for four minutes, with a brief interruption to stir the rice mixture after two minutes, I removed the bowl from the microwave.

As per the instructions, I then poured two and a quarter cups of hot water into the mixture, along with the contents of the seasoning packet included in the box. I then returned the bowl to the microwave for an additional twenty minutes. This gave me plenty of time to finish baking my enchiladas.