Basmati-Sun-Dried Tomato Rice Pilaf

Submitted by TishT

"Great main dish rice dish. you can add chicken if you like for a little more substance"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 4 cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1⁄3 cup dried sun-dried tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock (homemade if possible)
• 1 ounce cup shaved parmesan cheese

directions

1. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat until hot.
2. Add shallots; sauté 1 to 2 minutes or until soft.
3. Add rice; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
4. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and stock; mix well.
5. Cover; bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat to low; simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
7. Place in serving bowl; top with cheese.

Reviews

[marc8144]

Very quick prep and quite tasty. I used sundried tomatoes in oil pulled from the jar with a fork so there was plenty of oil left on them. This seemed to address some of the dryness issues folks mentioned.

 

[Reggie's Mom]

I was looking for a quick and easy to prepare basmati rice tonight and tried this recipe. This was really good. Great flavour and so easy to make with ingredients that are commonly on hand. I needed to add just a little more broth near the end to fully cook the rice. Delicious. Will definately be making this again!

 

[teresas]

We really enjoyed this recipe. It had a lot of the flavors we were looking for. This was a bit on the dry side adding more liquid would be great. Nothing was jumping out at us. Overall a good side dish. Thanks for posting. :)

 

[dicentra]

I ended up making this with a brown rice blend b/c I was out of white rice. Lots of flavor! I served it as a side dish to stuffed chicken breasts, along with sauteed green beans. Yum! Thanks for sharing.