Feast your eyes on Nif's Pretty Bell Pepper Rice Pilaf, a vibrant and flavorful dish that will tantalize your taste buds. This delightful pilaf combines colorful bell peppers, aromatic onions, fluffy rice, and a medley of spices to create a symphony of flavors.
It's a versatile dish that can be served as a main course or a delectable side, perfectly complementing various proteins and salads. Additionally, the recipe includes two variations: one featuring succulent chicken and the other showcasing a delightful combination of vegetables, ensuring there's an option for every palate and dietary preference.
The chicken variation promises tender, juicy chicken pieces that soak up the pilaf's vibrant flavors, while the vegetable version offers a hearty and wholesome meal packed with colorful vegetables.
Both variations are easy to prepare, making them ideal for busy weeknight dinners or special occasions. So, gather your ingredients, fire up your stove, and embark on a culinary journey with Nif's Pretty Bell Pepper Rice Pilaf.
RICE PILAF
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a heavy, wide, lidded pan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add onion, red pepper, and kosher salt. Sweat the onions and peppers until aromatic, stirring constantly. Add the rice and stir to coat. Continue stirring until rice smells nutty. Add chicken broth, orange zest, saffron and water, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Stir once, then cover pan with moistened dish towel (or tea towel). Place lid on pan and fold towel corners over lid. Bake for 15 minutes. Then rest at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes without removing the cover.
- Meanwhile, simmer peas in salted water until heated through or heat in a microwave.
- Remove lid from rice and turn out onto a platter. Add peas and fluff with a large fork. Add raisins and pistachios.
BELL PEPPER AND RICE PILAF
Categories Herb Pepper Rice Side Fall Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 8 to 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bell peppers and sauté until tender, about 12 minutes. Add rice, cumin and chili powder; stir 1 minute. Add broth and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Cover pot. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until rice si tender and broth is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Season pilaf to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
NIF'S PRETTY BELL PEPPER RICE PILAF
I came up with this tonight, trying to use some of the veggies in my fridge while they were still good! I like to overlap steps to save time so I hope that the instructions make sense! You can use any kind of broth to make the rice or just use water. I also really enjoyed the rosemary but you don't need to add any herbs if you don't want to. The type of rice is also optional. Just make sure that you end up with about 2.5 cups of cooked rice. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Rice
Time 30m
Yield 4 cups, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place rice and broth in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover with lid, set heat to minimum and cook for 20 minutes. No peaking! If you are using a different kind of rice, just follow the instructions. You want your rice to be cooked, but not mushy!
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large nonstick frying pan over low-medium heat.
- Cut veggies in the order listed (onion, carrot, garlic and peppers). Add each type of veggie to the pan as they are cut. When they are all added, turn heat to low and let veggies sweat. You want them to be soft but not browned. Add herbs, if using.
- When rice is done, add it to the frying pan. Give it all a stir, taste and add salt and pepper to your liking. Serve immediately as rice will become mushy if you let it sit.
- Top with green onion.
NOODLE RICE PILAF
By adding a few fine egg noodles to a rice pilaf, you can have a deliciously different side dish. Terrific with fish, this dish also goes well with meat or poultry. -Kathy Schrecengost Oswego, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add rice and noodles; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until noodles are lightly browned. Stir in broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until broth is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 298 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 759mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
AWESOME RICE PILAF
Rice combined with a medley of vegetables and spices. A great side dish with chicken and pork. Leftovers are great for lunch the next day.
Provided by tooshay
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir carrots, celery, red bell pepper, onion, and garlic until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Gently stir rice, corn, and peas into vegetables to combine. Pour chicken broth, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into rice mixture. Season with lemon pepper, parsley, thyme, saffron, salt, and black pepper, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let pilaf stand covered until grains are separate, 10 to 15 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.2 calories, Carbohydrate 71.1 g, Cholesterol 11.4 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 8.3 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 379.5 mg, Sugar 3 g
RICE AND NOODLE PILAF
This recipe is a great side dish to any meal. For breakfast, try it piled on a plate with a fried egg on top.From the book "Mad Hungry" by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Yield Makes 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of the butter, and as soon as the butter melts, add the onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until the onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the noodles, lower the heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly, until the noodles are golden brown and the mixture gives off a nutty aroma, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Add the rice, stir to combine, and add the remaining tablespoon of butter.
- Stir in the chicken broth and salt. Raise the heat to high and bring to a full rolling boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the rice and vermicelli have absorbed all the liquid. Fluff with a fork and serve.
BEST HOMEMADE RICE PILAF
Mixture of rice and vermicelli slightly browned with a buttery flavor. I love this with ribs, salmon, or barbecued chicken. This recipe is from my mother-in-law, takes about 1/2 hour to prepare, and you need 2 sauce pans. Don't sub with brown rice because it doesn't taste as good. You can cut the butter a little if you want but the more you reduce butter the drier the rice. Use real butter! I suggest make it as is written the first time around.
Provided by deborahlee823
Categories Very Low Carbs
Time 35m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a small sauce pan bring the broth to a boil.
- Meanwhile, in a large or tall sauce pan melt the butter on med-high heat. Before all of it melts, add rice and vermicelli, stirring constantly to prevent burning. You just want a little browning for color. Grab the pot with the boiling broth and pour it into the rice mixture. It bubbles like crazy! Turn the heat down to med-low, give it a final stir, cover with tight fitting lid, and simmer for 25 minutes. Yum.
Nutrition Facts :
SWEET BELL PEPPER RICE
Normally a pepper and rice dish has a Mexican or Spanish kind of flair to it. I wanted something a little more Italian, and this is what I came up with.
Provided by Joey Joan
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until tender, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook and stir until onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes more. Stir green bell pepper and red bell pepper into onion mixture; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with basil, oregano, black pepper, and salt.
- Pour wine into vegetable mixture and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until liquid is reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir rice into vegetables. Top with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Cholesterol 1.1 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 76.9 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
THREE PEPPER PILAF
A rice based dish with a rainbow bell pepper twist.
Provided by Daphne Keble
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large pot, boil chicken pieces in chicken stock, adding onion and garlic to stock before boiling. When chicken is cooked through, remove from stock and set aside. Add turmeric and stir in, then set stock aside.
- In a large skillet, heat oil. Add mushrooms and saute for 1 minute. Add rice, stir for 2 minutes, then add stock. Let all simmer gently for 20 minutes. In the meantime, skin and slice tomatoes and add to pilaf mixture. Cut cooked chicken into bite size pieces and add to the skillet, along with the red, green and yellow bell peppers. Stir all together and simmer over low heat, stirring, until all liquid is absorbed and rice is separate and fluffy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467.4 calories, Carbohydrate 83.1 g, Cholesterol 57.9 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 23.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 551 mg, Sugar 8.2 g
NORTHWOODS PILAF
My heart has always been in the north woods of Wisconsin so when I found this recipe I had to try it. Wild rice is not really a rice but a cereal grain and is grown in upstate Wisconsin. This recipe is really unique and very different.
Provided by LAURIE
Categories Rice
Time 1h50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Rinse wild rice under running water, drain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Grease 2 qt casserole dish.
- In med saucepan combine broth, vermouth and rice.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Set aside, do not drain.
- In large skillet, melt 2 TBS butter.
- Add mushrooms, celery and carrots.
- Cook 5 minutes.
- Stir in artichoke hearts, onion, red peppers, peel, juice, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Add remaining 1 TBS butter and remove from heat.
- Stir the rice mixture into the veggies.
- Transfer to baking dish.
- Cover and bake at 325 for 45 minutes until the rice is done.
- Stir once half way thru time.
- For Vegetarians use the vegetable stock.
Tips:
- Use a variety of bell peppers to add color and flavor to your pilaf. Red, yellow, and orange bell peppers are all good choices.
- Rinse the rice thoroughly before cooking to remove any starch and prevent it from sticking together.
- Sauté the bell peppers, onion, and garlic in olive oil until they are softened and fragrant. This will help to bring out their flavor.
- Use a flavorful broth, such as vegetable or chicken broth, to cook the rice. This will add depth of flavor to the pilaf.
- Season the pilaf with salt, pepper, and other spices to taste. You can also add herbs, such as parsley or cilantro, for a fresh flavor.
- Fluff the pilaf with a fork before serving to separate the grains and make it light and fluffy.
Conclusion:
Nifs' Pretty Bell Pepper Rice Pilaf is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover bell peppers. With its vibrant colors and flavorful ingredients, this pilaf is sure to please everyone at the table.
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