Herbed Basmati Rice

Submitted by nkoprince08

"This is a recipe I got out of Cooking Light Magazine. I thought it tasted awesome especially since it is also good for you!! I made a few changes from the original recipe: I skipped the olive oil and only used cooking spray, skipped the added salt, and the fresh basil (as I didn't have any available). The only other change that I made was I added the onions to the pan at the beginning with the rice and garlic. I thought that it turned out great and think I will make it the same way next time."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 2/3 cup servings
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• cooking spray
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 3 tablespoons grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
2. Add rice and garlic to pan; Saute 2 minutes or until rice is lightly toasted.
3. Add water, broth, and salt to pan; bring to a boil.
4. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
5. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
6. Stir in onions, nuts, Parmesan cheese, basil, thyme, and pepper.

Reviews

[Not Linda]

This rice is REALLY good and very simple to make. It has become one of DH most-requested sides. Thanks very much for sharing!

 

[BakinBaby]

Great and so simple. I made just as the recipe stated and it turned out great. I made this for the adopt a chef fall 2008, good stuff nko.

 

[Sakeenah]

very good basmati recipe. I am using brown basmati so i just made the cooking time to 50 minutes instead

 

[Dutchess3]

This was TERRIFFIC!!!!! I made it for my boyfriend and myself last night. Absolutely delightful. Even though I didn't have thyme. I just substituted some italian seasoning. Also, being a vegetarian, I substituted the chicken broth for vegetable broth. But I will make this over and over and over. It was amazing!

 

[PeteandNic]

Great recipe, and easy. Thanks for this!