Rice Pilaf

This homemade Rice Pilaf recipe features a combination of long grain rice with toasted orzo pasta and sliced almonds for depth of flavor. It makes an ideal side dish for weekday meals as well as special occasions and holiday gatherings.

– Almonds – Unsalted butter – Olive oil – Orzo pasta – Onion  – Garlic  – Long grain rice – Paprika – Turmeric or saffron optional – Low sodium chicken stock – Parmesan cheese

KEY Ingredients

This recipe uses long grain rice i.e. Uncle Ben’s or similar. You could adapt using basmati or jasmine rice but they will cook differently than long grain rice. Long grain rice holds up best the cooking time in this recipe.

For a vegetarian option, you can use vegetable stock in place of chicken stock.

You can use pine nuts in place of almonds, if desired. You can also omit the nuts altogether. They do add to the flavor and texture overall so I highly recommend including them.

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