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Brown Rice Pilaf
The best brown rice pilaf recipe with vegetables and herbs. Healthy bell peppers, carrot, celery and onion alongside Italian parsley infuse this easy whole grain rice dish with a divine savory and herbaceous aroma.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Florentina📖 ciaoflorentina
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Rinse
2
Place the brown rice in a mesh sieve and rinse under cold running water. Drain well and set aside.
brown rice (quick cook Basmati)2 cups
3
sautee
4
Preheat a heavy bottom skillet over medium low heat with a good drizzle of olive oil (about one tablespoon or so). Add the onion with a pinch of salt and sautee until translucent. Add the diced carrot and celery and cook until they begin to soften.
olive oil1 Tbspcarrot (diced)1
5
toast
6
Add the brown rice to the skillet with the vegetables and stir well making sure to coat it all over the oil. Toast for a few minutes then stir in the red bell pepper, nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt and chili flakes.
brown rice (quick cook Basmati)2 cupsred bell pepper (diced (or 1.5 cups chopped mushrooms))1nutritional yeast (optional)1 Tbsponion powder1 tsp
7
simmer
8
Pour in the vegetable stock or water and bring to a simmer. Add the bay leaves, half of the parsley and lovage or celery leaves. Cover with a lid and cook on medium low heat for ⏱️ 20 minutes. (Remember to adjust timing depending on which type of rice you are using, check the package instructions to make sure).
vegetable stock or water3.5 cupsbay leaves2dried lovage (dried celery leaves or 1/4 cup fresh celery leaves)1 Tbsp
9
rest
10
Remove the rice pilaf from heat but allow it to sit covered for ⏱️ 10 minutes and continue cooking in its own steam.
11
fluff
12
Discard the bay leaf and use a fork to fluff up the rice pilaf. Mix in the remaining fresh parsley, adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and enjoy with the red chili flakes for some heat!
Nutrition Facts
calories
414 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
6 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
618 mg
protein Content
9 g
carbohydrate Content
80 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
5 g
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