Community Pick
Brown Rice With Onions, Garlic, and Pecans
"This is a wonderful rice dish, rich with flavor and textures. One of my favorite side dishes!"
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 236.59 236.59 ml short grain brown rice or 236.59 ml white rice
- 473.18 ml chicken broth or 473.18 ml water
- 44.37 ml butter
- 236.59 ml chopped yellow onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 118.29 ml broken pecans
- 2 green onions, chopped
directions
- Using chicken broth [or water for Vegetarian], cook the rice according to the package directions.
- About 15 minutes before the rice is ready, melt the butter in a skillet over medium low heat.
- Add the chopped onion and saute', stirring often, until the onion is very soft and begins to color, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the minced garlic and the pecan meats; saute' over medium heat, stirring, until the nuts and onions are golden and the garlic is tender.
- After done cooking, let the rice stand, covered, for 5 minutes; spoon rice into a bowl, spoon the onions and pecans on top, and fluff with a fork or a chopstick.
- Garnish with the green onions.
- Makes 4 servings.
- This is also good with other types of nut, such as pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts, and also made with a mixture of white and wild rice; sliced mushrooms are also a good addition.
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Reviews
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Oooh, this was a yummy delicious rice dish. I used long grain brown rice which tasted great with the onion, garlic and pecan. So much better than just plain boring rice. I did like one of the other reviewers and took the left-overs to work the next day for lunch. Very filling. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. -
Excellent rice side dish! I used Uncle Ben's whole grain brown rice (parboiled) and all chicken broth with walnuts. Very nice oniony, nutty flavour, with a hint of garlic. Rather than use as a side dish, on it's own, I stuffed tomatoes with it, then baked the tomatoes. they were all that was needed to go with our grilled chicken. Thanks for sharing a goodie!! -
Very rice, smooth-tasting recipe. I used short grain brown rice, and a mix of water and broth (1 cup of each). This made a great side dish, but I also brought this to work with some fruit for a couple days and made a nice lunch out of it. -
I used the base of this recipe for a very fussy group of eaters. I changed the stock to vegitable for the vegitarians in the crowd and the RAVED about it. I the meat eater loved it too!!!!! This is an easy very tasty recipe for everyone works for a hoiday meal. -
This has become one of my favorite side dishes (it's even good cold for breakfast the next day! :) I did use 3 TBSP olive oil instead of butter. Thanks for sharing.
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This was an awesome recipe! I made it as written except I substituted half the butter with coconut oil. I also added mushrooms as suggested in the recipe since I had some on hand that I needed to use. As good as it was with dinner, the leftovers for lunch the next day were even better. I tossed some dried cranberries in my lunch portion which was a delicious addition and reminded me of biryani. Hubby thought it needed a little salt, but I thought it was great as is. I will definitely be making this often from now on. -
This was so good. Since I used water to cook the rice instead of broth, I added about 1/2 tsp salt at the end. I used a purple onion and omitted the green onions. I will definitely make again. -
This has become one of my favorite side dishes (it's even good cold for breakfast the next day! :) I did use 3 TBSP olive oil instead of butter. Thanks for sharing.
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Super recipe! The flavors are amazing. I used the chicken broth instead of the water. GOOD ONE, JULESONG!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Julesong
Tukwila, 87
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