Description
A delightful little rice dish packed with herbs and veggies- the broth can be changed to suit your needs: beef broth for meat; vegetable broth for vegetarians, etc. Very versatile!
Ingredients
- Butter
- Onion
- Carrot
- Celery
- Green Pepper
- Garlic
- Long-grain Rice
- Fat-free Low-sodium Chicken Broth
- Water
- Frozen Peas
- Fresh Parsley
- Fresh Thyme
- Tabasco Sauce
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan
- Add onion, carrots, celery, green pepper, and garlic, cooking until tender
- Remove vegetables from pan and set aside
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in pan
- Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until rice is light brown
- Do not burn rice
- Stir in chicken broth, water, frozen peas, cooked vegetables, parsley, thyme, tabasco, and salt and pepper to taste
- Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender
- Fluff with fork before serving