Cristina's Rice Pilaf
Author:
Cristina
Recipe type: Sides
Cuisine: American
Serves: 5-6
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup long-grain rice (Mahatma for example…never parboiled)
- ¾ cup orzo pasta
- olive oil or vegetable oil
- 3 T chopped shallot
- zest of one lemon
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ¼ cup toasted almond slices or slivers or pine nuts
Instructions
- In a saucepan, saute the shallots, pasta and rice until the pasta is lightly browned and the rice is opaque white.
- Add the lemon zest and nuts saute a bit more.
- Add chicken broth and taste for salt. Pepper is optional.
- Bring to a boil and then turn way down to a slow simmer.
- Cover and let cook until all broth is absorbed and rice and pasta are fully cooked.
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