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Rice Pilaf
Rice Pilaf is the easiest light and fluffy rice dish you can make that is also very flavorful. It’s very easy to make in less than 30 minutes and you only need a handful of ingredients to make it tasty.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
23
minutes
mins
Total Time
28
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
4
Calories:
290
kcal
Author:
Lyuba Brooke
Ingredients
3
tbsp
unsalted butter
1/2
yellow onion
diced
2
garlic cloves
minced
1
cup
long grain white rice
1 3/4
cups
chicken or vegetables stock
+1-2 tbsp more if needed
1
bay leaf
1
tsp
coarse kosher or sea salt
to taste
1/4
tsp
black pepper
to taste
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Prepare and measure all ingredients before starting to cook.
Combine stock with salt, pepper, and bay leaf and heat it up either in a separate sauce pot or in a microwave. Set aside.
You can use a cooking pan with a fitted lid, a small Dutch oven, or a sauce pot with a lid to prepare the rice.
Preheat the pot over medium heat and melt butter. Add diced onion and sauté until onion is softened and starts to brown.
Add minced garlic and sauté just until fragrant.
Stir in rice and let it sauté for a couple of minutes.
Pour in warmed stock mixture, stir just once or twice, cover the pot with a lid, and lower the heat to low.
Simmer rice for 17-18 minutes.
Take the pot off heat and fluff the rice. Close the lid and let rice rest for about 5 minutes away from heat.
Nutrition
Calories:
290
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
43
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
26
mg
|
Sodium:
736
mg
|
Potassium:
194
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
2
g
|
Vitamin A:
268
IU
|
Vitamin C:
2
mg
|
Calcium:
26
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg