Easy Vegetable Herb Rice Recipes

EASY HERB RICE

Steps:

• Mix water, beef bouillon, onion, thyme, marjoram, and rosemary together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

HERBED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallions and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the rice and stir until the rice is fully coated with butter.
• Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the salt and pepper, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is al dente, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; fluff the rice with a fork; and stir in the parsley and the lemon zest, if using.

HERBED BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Combine the rice, 1 3/4 cups water, the salt, and butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce the heat to low, stir once, and simmer, covered tightly, for 15 minutes. (I need to pull the pot half off the burner to keep it from boiling over.) Turn off the heat and allow the rice to sit covered for 5 minutes. Add the parsley, dill, scallions, and pepper. Fluff with a fork, and serve warm.

SAVORY HERB RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the water, butter and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

SIMPLE HERB RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Dissolve bouillon in boiling water; add to the skillet. Stir in rice, parsley, sage and celery salt if desired. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until rice is tender.

HERBED RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the scallions and saute for 1 minute.
• Add the rice, salt, and pepper, stirring frequently for 1 minute to coat the rice with butter.
• Add water then increase the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat back down to a simmer, cover, and cook 18 minutes, until liquid is absorbed and rice is al dente. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
• Stir in parsley and lemon zest. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve warm,

VEGETABLE AND HERB WILD RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium pan; stir in wild rice, cook for 35 min then add white rice cook for another 35 min or until tender.
• In a large frying pan, cook: bell peppers in hot oil for a minute or two then add mushrooms, tomato, onion and garlic until peppers are only slightly crisp.
• Then, stir in: olives, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and cooked, drained (if necessary) rice; continue to stir until flavors are combined.
• Finally, remove rice from pan in to serving bowl, or plate, top with cheese and serve.
• For Vegan option omit cheese or sub a Soy Cheese.

EASY VEGETABLE-HERB RICE

Steps:

• Spray large saucepan with cooking spray.
• Add onion and carrots and saute over medium heat, adding a few drops of water if necessary to prevent sticking, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and carrot is fairly tender.
• Add water rice, salt, dill weed, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Cover; simmer 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir in parsley and fat-free margarine.
• Serve.