Rice Pilaf

Gloria's Note:

Hot side dish.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 6.0 cups

• 1 1/2 cups white rice
• 2 tablespoons low-fat margarine
• 3 cups water
• 3 teaspoons beef base
• 3/4 cup parsley
• 3/4 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup diced green onion (with tops)

Directions:

1. In large skillet brown rice with the margarine.
2. Add water and beef soup base, carrots, parsley, and onion to the rice. Bring to a boil; then, reduce heat and cover skillet.
3. Cook stirring occasionally until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

Reviews

[Guabi Guabi]

A friend emailed me this recipe a couple of days ago (which attracted me to Recipezaar). It was quite good and very inexpensive to make. I added some diced red peppers and served it with baked sole.

[Nickeletta]

This was very good. I'd planned on potatoes for dinner only to discover that the ones I had were too old to cook with... a quick search on RZ and I've foudn a great new rice recipe. I grated 1 large carrot but didn't measure the amount. I only used about 1/4 cup parsley, if it was too green my kids woudl never eat it! I served with with baked salmon.

[dicentra]

Totally easy and really good. I omitted the beef base, but otherwise followed the recipe. I used pre-shredded carrots instead of diced. The little ribbons throughout the rice was very pretty. Great simple recipe! Thanks. :)