Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts

Name: Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Pilaf recipes
Ingredients: Vegetable broth; Pine nuts; Shiitake, cremini, or button mushrooms, roughly chopped; Extra virgin olive oil; Long grain white rice; Chopped green onions or yellow onions; Salt; Ground black pepper,; Butter; Greens

Recipe from Topfood

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Cooking time: 1 hour

Servings 6

This dish is an interesting lunch option. It will give you a boost of energy and a feeling of satiety for a long period of time. It's easy to prepare. You can do this both on the kitchen stove and in the slow cooker. The second cooking option will save you time. Try to cook and please your loved ones.

Vegetable broth

3 cups
Pine nuts

0,5 cup
Shiitake, cremini, or button mushrooms, roughly chopped

5 ounces
Extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp.
Long grain white rice

2 cups
Chopped green onions or yellow onions

2 pcs
Salt

to taste
Ground black pepper,

to taste
Butter

to taste
Greens

to taste

Calories

687 kcal
Protein

23 g
Fat

22 g
Carbohydrates

94 g

Prepare all the ingredients in the right amount that you will use while cooking.
Take the saucepan. Boil the broth in it. You can find his recipe in the tips.
Roast the pine nuts over medium heat. They should turn out rosy. Set the nuts aside and move on to the next step.
Fry the mushrooms in a dry frying pan until the moisture in them evaporates. Set the cooked mushrooms aside.
Raise the fire to a high temperature. Saute the rice in olive oil for about 10 min. It should become golden in color. Always stir the resulting mass during cooking.
While the rice is cooking, peel and dice the onion. Then add it to the rice. Continue frying for about 5 more min.
At the end, add mushrooms and nuts to this mixture and mix everything well. Turn off the stove. Fine. The last step remains.
Pour the resulting mass into the hot broth and mix everything thoroughly. Add salt and spices to taste. Bring this mixture to a boil. Then continue to cook your dish over low heat. Cooking time takes approximately 20 min. It depends on the rice you are using. See the package for how long to cook it. Let the pilaf brew for 10 min, and you can serve. To make the dish more tender, add butter. The dish is ready. Enjoy.

You can find the vegetable broth recipe here.
While serving, you can decorate your delicacy with greens. This will add a rich flavor to your dish.
Use only long grain rice. Otherwise, the dish will be spoiled. You can get a mushy mass.