Risi E Bisi
Recipe: #15225
October 26, 2014
Categories: Side Dishes, Rice, White Rice, Peas, Italian, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Italian Dinner, more
"An Italian pilaf--rice and peas. I use sodium-free chicken bouillon granules, but use whatever suits your taste. Do NOT use canned peas--it will taste awful with those."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (149 g)
- Calories 350
- Total Fat - 14.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 37.1 mg
- Sodium - 1054.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 1.5 g
- Protein - 11.1 g
- Calcium - 78.5 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a saucepan add bouillon crystals and 1 Tbs butter to 2 cups water and bring to a boil.
Step 2
Lower heat to low, stir in rice and simmer, covered, about 20 minutes.
Step 3
Add 2 Tbs butter, peas, salt and pepper; if necessary, add a little more water.
Step 4
Increase heat to medium and cook about 10 minutes until peas and rice are cooked and water is absorbed.
Step 5
Add bacon, mix light and cook another minute or so just to heat through.
Tips
No special items needed.