Rice Pilaf with Peas

Submitted by Jen Andrews

"A recipe that I got from my grandmother. One of my husbands favorite. It has a very unique flavor with the bacon. Wonderful side dish with chicken or fish."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4 -6 slices bacon, diced.
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 7 ounces chicken broth
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 medium onion, diced
• 5 ounces frozen peas
• 1 cup water
• pepper, to taste

directions

1. Brown diced bacon, and drain on a paper towel.
2. Drain all but 1/4 c.
3. drippings.
4. Cook onions in drippings till clear (about 5 mins.) Add uncooked rice, peas, broth, and pepper.
5. Cover with lid and bring to boil.
6. Turn burner to simmer for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender.
7. Add bacon crumbles, stir in and serve immediately.

Reviews

[dicentra]

This is very good! I drained the bacon all the way and used shallots instead of onion. Some sliced mushrooms would be nice in this too. Served with Bombay chicken.

 

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

This rice was very good. However, I did not use bacon since we are vegetarians and do not eat bacon. Having said that, I will honestly tell you that when I had arrived new here in US, accidentally once I ate bacon at Pizza Hut and I loved it. Ofcourse, I dont eat it now, because I am a vegearian by choice. Also, for the same reason, I used Maggi vegetable broth with onions instead of chicken broth. For this rice, I tossed in some more greenpeas(about 1/2 cup more). This was a very nice side dish. Thanks for posting!