Easy Weeknight Rice Pilaf
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ c orzo
- ¼ c onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ c jasmine rice
- 2 c chicken bone broth
- ½ tsp thyme fresh, ground, or dried
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Prep by dicing the onion and mincing the garlic while heating up a medium size skillet over medium heat.
- Melt the butter in the heated pan. Once melted, stir in orzo and cook until golden (3-5 minutes).
- Add onion and cook until translucent (about 3 minutes).
- Add garlic. Stir and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add rice, broth, thyme, and salt. Bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20-25 minutes until the liquid is gone and the orzo and rice are tender.
Notes
Tips:
Watch the orzo while browning in the butter, it burns quickly (learned from experience!). Also, you can easily half this recipe, turns out great!
Watch the orzo while browning in the butter, it burns quickly (learned from experience!). Also, you can easily half this recipe, turns out great!