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Home » Eat » Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf

Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf

December 20, 2010 by Shasta Walton 3 Comments
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Today we are sharing this Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf recipe for you to try. We tried it because our family loves rice recipes. Growing up in the south rice has always been a staple, but sometimes it can get a little boring. This recipe is a great way to change our weekly side dish up a bit!

Do you have a favorite rice side dish recipe you love to serve to your family? If so I would love to hear about it! Please feel free to share it with us by emailing us or sharing it on facebook so we can try it for ourselves. We love brown and white rice so please share away!

Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf Recipe:
Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf

Veggie Brow:n Rice & Orzo Pilaf Ingredients:

-2 Tbsp. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® soft spread
-1 small onion, chopped
-2 medium red, yellow and/or orange bell peppers, finely chopped
-1 carrot, finely chopped
-1/8 tsp. salt
-1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
-1/8 tsp. dried thyme leaves, crushed
-1 cup uncooked brown rice
-2-1/4 cups chicken broth
-1 cup uncooked orzo pasta, prepared according to package directions
-2 Tbsp. finely chopped the fresh parsley (optional)

How To Make Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf:

Melt I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Soft Spread in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and cook onion, red peppers, carrot, salt, pepper, and thyme, frequently stirring, 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in rice and cook 3 minutes.

Add broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered 25 minutes or until rice is tender.

Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in hot orzo and parsley.

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Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf

Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® soft spread
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 medium red, yellow and/or orange bell peppers, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp. dried thyme leaves, crushed
  • 1 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 2-1/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta, prepared according to package directions
  • 2 Tbsp. finely chopped the fresh parsley (optional)

Instructions

  1. Melt I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Soft Spread in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and cook onion, red peppers, carrot, salt, pepper, and thyme, frequently stirring, 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in rice and cook 3 minutes.
  2. Add broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer covered 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
  3. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in hot orzo and parsley.

Nutrition Information:


Amount Per Serving: Calories: 56Carbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1g

Check out our other fabulous rice recipes here:

Baked Garlic Rice Pilaf Recipe

Baked Garlic Rice Pilaf 

Fast Chicken and Rice

Fast Chicken & Rice

 

Amazing Veggie Brown Rice & Orzo Pilaf

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  1. Carmen

    March 22, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    Looks yummy! Going to have to try it out

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  2. Jennifer h

    December 23, 2010 at 6:00 am

    It looks very healthy! 🙂

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  3. Lilac

    December 23, 2010 at 5:40 am

    This recipe sounds delicious. I love rice and l'm always looking for different ways to prepare it. I've never seen a recipe with rice and pasta together. I'm going to try it.
    Thx

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