Rice Pilaf
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1.5 C long grain rice2 carrots, diced2 celery stalks, diced1 medium onion, diced1 clove garlic, minced1 bay leaf2.5 C chicken brothsalt and pepper to taste
Heat medium saute pan on medium-high heat, add olive oil
When shimmering, add onion. Cook, stirring often until just softened.
While onions soften, rinse rice 2-3 times or until water runs nearly clear.
Add garlic, stir until fragrant.
Add rice to pan, stirring frequently, allowing rice to brown and toast - about 5 minutes. Note: rice will turn from translucent to opaque to brown during toasting.
When rice is toasted add in additional veggies, stirring to incorporate all ingredients.
Slowly pour in (to avoid splashing) chicken broth and toss in bay leaf.
Stir rice to prevent sticking while waiting for liquid to boil. Once liquid is boiling, cover with lid and turn heat to low. DO NOT LIFT LID. Set timer for 20 minutes and WALK AWAY.
Once 20 minutes has passed, remove rice from heat and allow to sit on cool burner for 3-5 minutes WITH LID IN PLACE.
Remove lid and bay leaf, fluff with fork and serve.
Serving Size: Makes 4 ~1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CGLAUNER4.
When shimmering, add onion. Cook, stirring often until just softened.
While onions soften, rinse rice 2-3 times or until water runs nearly clear.
Add garlic, stir until fragrant.
Add rice to pan, stirring frequently, allowing rice to brown and toast - about 5 minutes. Note: rice will turn from translucent to opaque to brown during toasting.
When rice is toasted add in additional veggies, stirring to incorporate all ingredients.
Slowly pour in (to avoid splashing) chicken broth and toss in bay leaf.
Stir rice to prevent sticking while waiting for liquid to boil. Once liquid is boiling, cover with lid and turn heat to low. DO NOT LIFT LID. Set timer for 20 minutes and WALK AWAY.
Once 20 minutes has passed, remove rice from heat and allow to sit on cool burner for 3-5 minutes WITH LID IN PLACE.
Remove lid and bay leaf, fluff with fork and serve.
Serving Size: Makes 4 ~1-cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CGLAUNER4.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 140.3
- Total Fat: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 3.7 mg
- Sodium: 751.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 26.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 3.2 g
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