Greek Lemon Pilaf
Recipe: #8261
February 25, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Orzo, Rice, White Rice, Greek 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal, Sunday Dinner, more
"Goes great with souvlaki or shrimp sand feta casserole."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (291.4 g)
- Calories 223.7
- Total Fat - 11.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.5 g
- Cholesterol - 20.4 mg
- Sodium - 1030.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 28.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 4.1 g
- Calcium - 45.7 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 14.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a heavy saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender.
Step 2
Add rice and orzo and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Step 3
Add chicken broth and lemon juice and bring to a boil.
Step 4
Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.
Step 5
Fluff pilaf up with fork and stir in chopped parsley.
Tips
No special items needed.