Mushroom Rice Pilaf
This is an easy side dish for fall – and the holidays. Sautéing the rice in a bit of butter adds a certain depth of flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Sides
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) Basmati rice
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken broth
- 3oz (90gr) mushrooms, trimmed, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tsp butter
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tsp soy sauce
Instructions
- Heat 2 tsp butter in a small saucepan.
- Add rice and sauté, stirring for 1 – 2 minutes.
- Add broth, cover and cook rice for length of time on package.
- While rice cooks:
- Heat olive oil in a small skillet.
- Add onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, mushrooms and sauté until everything is light brown, about 5 minutes longer.
- When rice is done add to skillet along with soy sauce.
- Stir well to combine. Serve.
Notes
This is an easy recipe to double or triple.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 296
- Sugar: 2.9 g
- Sodium: 468.5 mg
- Fat: 11.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42.7 g
- Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 5.9 g
- Cholesterol: 12.7 mg
Keywords: basmati rice, rice pilaf, mushrooms
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