Rice pilaf is a great way to dress up regular rice with endless possibilities. This is a basic recipe for rice pilaf, so let your imagination run a little wild and create your own amazing dishes. We would love to hear what you do with rice pilaf. If you like, you can send us a recipe and we will add your recipe to our site.

Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 35 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion diced
- 1/2 cup red pepper diced
- 1 tsp salt
- bay leaf
- 1 1/2 cup rice I used basmati rice
- 3 cup chicken stock may substitute vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 3 tbsp parsley chopped
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- In a sauté pan add the olive oil, when the oil is hot add the onion. Cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat until the onion is translucent
- Add the red pepper and carrots and cook for another 5 minutes
- Rinse the rice under running water until the water runs clear to remove any excess starch.
- Add the rice to the onion and peppers and then pour rice mixture into a casserole dish and spread evenly over the bottom of the dish.
- In a saucepan, combine the chicken stock, salt and bay leaf and bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes
- Add the stock to the casserole dish and stir well. Make sure to spread the rice mix evenly over the bottom of the casserole dish and cover
- Cook rice for 35 minutes
- Remove bay leaf and garnish with chopped parsley
Recipe Notes
This Simple Rice Pilaf recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian.
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