Microwave Rice Pilaff

Submitted by Sageca

"Foolproof and easy to prepare. Dish can be made ahead and reheated before serving. You can freeze the leftovers; it works! Feel free to add other herbs of your choice; when fresh herbs are around I am very generous and produce all kind of taste senstions."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups long-grain rice, white
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon parsley

directions

1. In a 2 qt casserole dish, combine butter, rice, onions, celery and garlic.
2. Microwave 5 minutes on High.
3. Add chicken broth, thyme and parsley.
4. Cover and cook 15 minutes stirring twice during cooking time.
5. Let stand 10 minutes to finish cooking before serving.
6. Serves 6.

7. Tips:

8. Use fresh herbs for best results.

Reviews

[monadyan]

I discovered this recipe while I was on a hiatus from my stove which was on the blink for a month while the expert repairmen tried unsuccessfully to repair it... (It was a BRAND NEW stove!) It is absolutely the best rice recipe and the easiest recipe I have ever made! I tweak it with additional herbs and lots and lots of garlic, and I use Country Crock Olive Oil Sticks and Better than Bouillon Roasted Garlic flavored broth because I'm vegan. I will never go back to stove top rice making again!!!! I make it before I begin my main cooking and I think it's almost better after it steams for a while while everything else cooks! I'm almost thankful my stove failed! LOL Thank you for sharing this recipe! It is a keeper!

 

[Marianneee]

This was really good and really easy. Will have to try fresh herbs next time.

 

[RedVinoGirl]

VERY GOOD! This rice dish saved my dinner tonight! I fell behind in starting my side dish tonight and saw the microwave option and ran with it. So glad I did! I increased the garlic and used chicken stock in place of broth. I used all dried herbs and microwaved it 5 minutes more than stated and it was PERFECT! The only downside was that I overheated my microwave cooking it! ;) Great recipe! Definite repeat!

 

[Leslie]

This was delicious, and so easy! I used brown rice and simply increased the liquid by 1/2 cup and the cooking time by 15 minutes. It worked great and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for posting!

 

[noreenruth]

what a great idea + I added cut-up cooked chicken and it was really a success.