Easy Spanish Rice

Ingredients

 * 1 chopped onion
 * 1 chopped green pepper
 * 1 cup uncooked rice
 * 1/2 cup canned tomatoes with green
 * chilies (i use the diced
 * ro*tel brand)
 * 1/4 tbsp ground turmeric
 * 1 tbsp ground cumin
 * 1 x salt (orginal recipe calls
 * for ½ t salt - i do not
 * add salt)
 * 1 3/4 cup water (original recipe calls
 * for 2 c - i like my rice
 * drier)

Directions
Saute onion & green pepper in water until tender. Add remaining ingredients to onion/green pepper bring to boil - reduce heat and simmer till rice is done (time will vary according to kind of rice used) i have used both long grain brown rice and long grain uncle bens converted rice (preferred by daughter) - both are good. I frequently double the recipe and dump in the whole can of green chilies (10 oz)