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Italian Rice Pilaf
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Italian Rice Pilaf

11 ingredients 3 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

562
Calories
37g
Protein
16g
Fat
60g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked white rice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • 2 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup red wine , preferably Chianti
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 7 cloves garlic , smashed
  • 10 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 5–6 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 large onion , finely diced

Directions

1

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add rice and onion and cook until rice is golden.

2

Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients. Once rice has toasted, remove from pot and add mixture. Bring to a boil and add rice. Cook, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes or until rice is desired tenderness.

3

Serve warm with a steak, a glass of red wine, and maybe a vegetable sauté.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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