Rice Pilaf
This easy homemade Rice Pilaf is absolutely life-changing. Adapted with minor tweaks from Brian Lagerstrom’s version of rice pilaf, this recipe is easy to prepare but so packed with flavor you’ll think it was slowly simmering on the stove for days.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 ounces angel hair pasta broken into pieces about 1 inch each
- 2 cups jasmine rice
- 1 cup onion grated
- 1 tablespoon garlic pressed or minced
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons Better than Bouillon roasted chicken flavor
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat a deep skillet or Dutch oven and add butter. Once melted add the angel hair pasta and cook until golden brown (about 3 minutes).
- Add the rice and stir to ensure it’s all coated in butter. Cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the grated onion, pressed garlic, and salt. Mix well until fully incorporated.
- Add the Better than Bouillon and the chicken stock and stir to mix everything together. Bring it to a low simmer and then turn the heat down to low and cover the pot with a lid. Let cook for 15 minutes and DON’T remove the lid.
- Remove from the heat and let it rest for another 10 minutes with the lid on (I’m serious…no peeking!)
- When ten minutes have passed remove the lid. Gently fold in the grated parmesan and parsley.
Notes
- Rinsing and draining the rice will remove excess starch, but one time I made this dish and completely forgot to rinse the rice and it still tasted great
- This recipe works just as well if you omit the angel hair pasta and just make the rice
- You can slice the onions very finely, but I find it comes out better when using a box grater to turn it into a pulp. It quite literally melts into the rice so you get the flavor but no onion chunks
- Optional – add a ¼ cup of dry white wine (I prefer Pinot Grigio) before you add the chicken stock for another layer of flavor
Find it online: https://hangrydad.com/easy-homemade-rice-pilaf/