Stuffed Grape Leaves
Created by breezermom on August 12, 2016
- Servings: 66
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #24683
Ingredients
- 2 jars (7 ounce) grape leaves
- 4 medium yellow onions, chopped
- 3 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil)
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, minced
- 370 grams dry long grain rice (dry, 2 cups)
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 3 cups chicken broth (or beef broth)
- 2 lemons, whole (juice of 2 medium lemons)
How to Make
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Step 1: Separate grape leaves; rinse with cold water, and drain well. Set the leaves aside.
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Step 2: Saute chopped onion in oil in a large nonstick skillet until tender. Add minced parsley, and cook 1 minute. Add rice, and saute 8 minutes or until the rice is lightly browned. Stir in the pine nuts. Remove from heat, and let cool.
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Step 3: Place the grape leaves, stem side up, on a flat surface. Place about one tablespoon rice mixture in the center of each leaf. Fold right and left sides of each leaf over the filling; then fold the bottom adn top of the leaf over filling, forming a square. Place stuffed leaves, seam side down, in a large saucepan.
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Step 4: Combine broth and lemon juice; pour over the stuffed leaves. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (33.4 g)
- Calories 32.9
- Total Fat - 1.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.2 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 66.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 1.1 g
- Protein - 1.3 g
- Calcium - 21.3 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg