Almond Brown Rice Recipes

ALMOND BROWN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat.
• Add chopped shallots and saute for 1 minute or until crisp-tender.
• Add garlic and saute for 20 seconds, or until fragrant.
• Stir in rice and continue to cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, salt and pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat and add toasted almonds and parsley; stir and fluff with a fork.
• Taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
• Serve.

BAKED BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the rice into an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
• Bring the water, butter, and salt just to a boil in a kettle or covered saucepan. Once the water boils, pour it over the rice, stir to combine, and cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, remove cover and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE BROWN RICE TREATS

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish with coconut oil. Line the baking dish with one strip of parchment paper and set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the rice cereal. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the maple syrup to a simmer. Whisk in the almond butter, orange zest and salt until smooth. Remove from the heat and pour the mixture over the cereal. Using a rubber spatula, toss well to coat. When cool to the touch, stir in the chocolate chips. Pour into the prepared baking dish and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Cut into bars and serve.

ALMOND RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, rice and butter to a boil. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. Stir in the almonds, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley.

BROWN RICE WITH CRANBERRIES AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large saucepan, bring broth to a simmer; reduce heat to low and keep hot. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add rice, bulgur and almonds; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned and has a nutty aroma, 2-3 minutes., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Stir in cranberries, 1/2 cup parsley, green onions, salt and pepper. Stir in hot broth. Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 30-35 minutes longer. Remove from oven and fluff with a fork. Cover; let stand 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley before serving.

RICE WITH ALMONDS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, stirring, until tender. Stir in the rice, raisins, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed. Stir in almonds before serving.

ALMOND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over med-high heat, cook almonds until browned.
• Add onion, celery, poultry seasoning, thyme & pepper; cook till veg. is tender crisp.
• Stir in cooked rice and cook 2 more minutes to combine flavours; Serve.
• *Optional: preheat oven to 375F and put rice mix into a baking dish, cover and bake for about 15 minutes.

ALMOND & CINNAMON RICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 110C/fan 90C/gas 1⁄4. Heat the olive oil in a small ovenproof saucepan and soften the onion for 2 mins, making sure not to colour. Add the rice, lemon thyme, bay leaf,150ml water, then bring to the boil. Season, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 20 mins until the rice is completely tender.
• When the rice is cooked, stir in the almonds, cinnamon, currants and lemon juice, then season, if you like. Set aside, then gently reheat to piping hot when required.

BROWN RICE ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Cook and stir onion in hot margarine until tender.
• Add broth, lemon juice and garlic powder.
• Bring to boil.
• Stir in rice.
• Return to boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in green beans, almonds and dill; cover.
• Let stand 5 minutes.