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Brown Rice Pilaf

Brown Rice Pilaf

1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup brown rice
2 cups boiling broth or consomme
Salt and Pepper
1/3 cup chopped parsley or green onions
2 – 4 tablespoons diced red or green pepper

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and onions until tender. Add rice and saute 3 – 4 minutes. Turn into greased, shallow 2 1/2 quart casserole dish. Add boiling broth and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir well. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until rice is tender.

Stir in parsley and green pepper. Fluff mixture with a fork. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

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Brown Rice Pilaf

30 Comments / Recipes / February 22, 2011

Well Hello Boys and Girls! How is your MiddleofJanuary going? Slow? It must be lovely for those of you in the southern hemisphere. I’m sitting here dreaming of your warm weather and sunny skies. It’s cold and dreary here and I’ve been occupying my time by spending too much time on the computer and not enough time making anything that I can show you. Sooo…..I’ll give you one of our go-to, very favorite side dish recipes. MeMum found this years ago and we all love it. (Remind me one day to show you MeMum’s recipe clippings — they’re just a teeny bit obscene!)

This brown rice pilaf is fun to make and it goes with darn near everything. And it beats the heck out of BrownRiceInABox ’cause it’s WAY more healthy.

Brown Rice Pilaf

Brown Rice Pilaf

1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup brown rice
2 cups boiling broth or consomme
Salt and Pepper
1/3 cup chopped parsley or green onions
2 – 4 Tablespoons diced red or green pepper

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and onions until tender. Add rice and saute 3 – 4 minutes. Turn into greased, shallow 2 1/2 quart casserole dish.

Brown Rice Pilaf

Add boiling broth and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Brown Rice Pilaf

Stir well. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until rice is tender.

Brown Rice Pilaf

Stir in parsley and green pepper. Fluff mixture with a fork. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Brown Rice Pilaf

And I’ll tell you a little secret.

Shhhh.

Come a little closer.

Brigette has a fantastic Spanish Rice recipe that is made in a very similar manner to this brown rice pilaf. You should run over to her blog and beg her for it — it’s the perfect side dish for a mexican dinner.

And with that I’m outta here! I have a sock that’s been patiently waiting for me all week. Have a good weekend!

XOXO,
Anna

30 thoughts on “Brown Rice Pilaf”

  1. brigette

    haha!
    i’ll have to make your rice pilaf recipe.
    you’ve OUSTED me once again!
    i’m surprised you put a recipe up here that wasn’t a casserole!
    :)
    :waves madly

  3. Julie Isa

    i thought i’d let you know that we have been experiencing terenchal rain for the past 4 days straight!!! cold, rainy, thunderstorms, hail, flooding, and even a tornado warning!!! go figure! i didn’t want you to be wishing you were in sunny ca. it’s not so sunny! Thanks for the recipe though i’ll have to try it!

  4. molly

    But Brigette, it IS a casserole, isn’t it? “Turn into a greased, shallow 2 1/2 qt. casserole….” and “bake for 1 1/4 hrs.” Sounds like a casserole to me. One I’ll have to try!

  5. dottycookie

    I planned to make something very similar last night, with some salmon thrown in at the last minute, but then realised we had no brown rice. Bother. I do love brown rice!

  6. sue

    Nice to hear your knitting away on your socks Anna! The brown rice recipe sounds and looks delicious. I am going to try that on the weekend I think. I love rice dishes.

  9. Jackie

    Your rice looks so yummy!! You should be a photo stylist or food stylist for photos. Whichever it is that is what you should do… I think.

  10. Niki

    that looks scrumptious I have a rice pilaf recipe I’ve make for years and we love it, it’s on my sidebar.
    Have a wonderful weekend
    Niki

  13. Kim Walus

    I love rice dishes and look forward to trying this one out. I must go to the grocery store to get a few things. I can relate to the cold cold weather. We’ve been pretty cold here and the snow keeps falling. I had to make two attempts at our hill leading out of our neighborhood. Crazy.

  14. linda

    i am having dinner company (making giada’s turkey w/herbs de provence) & i was looking for a rice dish…& i found it! thanks…

  17. Cassie

    What exactly do you do with a sock that’s been waiting for you all week? That’s a long time to wait. Do you take it out to dinner? Perhaps just a snuggle on the couch? Put it on your hand and have a little convo? I don’t know. I’ve never had a sock wait for me all week. LOL! Just kidding. Happy knitting, Anna.

    Oh and the rice looks yummy.

  19. camilla

    oh, we are *so* working up to a ‘thimbleanna’ cookbook. ‘clementine’ can assist, though she only does lazy stuff like turning frozen bread dough into sticky buns!
    and may i just point out how cute you are when you do things like get delusional in a fabric store? cuz that kaffe stack was just waiting for you to show up… seriously.
    and tell TMOTH that i got the ruger lcp. and maybe someday we can trip to the louisville show. i’ll buy the gas n chow.
    be well, crafty chica! *mwah*

  24. Jodie

    Wowee, this sounds absolutely divine!!! And on the weather front, I’ll send you some of the heat I’ve been having if you like… LOL!!!

    Hugs
    Jodie :)

  26. Lisa

    I think that this will be a winner with the family – we love rice dishes and are looking for some healthy food. Have just returned from a two week vacation with no home cooked food!

  28. Penny

    I LOVE FOOD!!!! and I’m trying to eat healthier. (notice which one is still more important at the moment) I’ll have to try this one out, thanks Anna!

  29. nanette

    I need a good rice recipe. My family likes rice but I am not happy with how I currently make it. This makes me want to make rice with a good side of veggies and grilled chicken!

  30. Chookyblue

    hey it is cloudy here today and at the moment 26C with a lovely cool breeze – supposed to go to 33degC which is such a nice change from the 37+’s we have been having daily……..

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