Best 12 Almond Lime Rice Pilaf Recipes

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Transport yourself to a culinary adventure with our exploration of the delectable Almond Lime Rice Pilaf. This dish tantalizes the taste buds with a harmonious blend of nutty almonds, zesty limes, and aromatic basmati rice. Whether you're seeking a vibrant main course or a flavorful side dish, this recipe promises to be a delightful addition to your culinary repertoire.

Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!

ALMOND RICE PILAF



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A versatile side dish that goes great with any meal.

Provided by Paula Deen

Categories     comfort food     family

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup slivered almonds
1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper
chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion and almonds. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the onion is softened and the almonds are golden, stirring occasionally. Add the rice; cook and stir for 1 minute. Slowly stir in the broth and add the salt and the pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork and garnish with parsley.

ALMOND RICE PILAF



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This tasty rice pilaf dish features slivered almonds. Cooking rice via the pilaf method brings out nutty, toasty flavors, and it's less sticky, too.

Provided by Danilo Alfaro

Categories     Side Dish

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoon butter
1 cup long-grain white rice
2 tablespoon finely diced onion
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt, to taste
2 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F.​
  • Heat a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, then add butter. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring stock or broth to a boil.​
  • When butter gets foamy, add diced onion and almonds and sauté until onion is slightly translucent, about 2 to 3 minutes.​
  • Add uncooked rice and sauté, stirring constantly, for about a minute, or until rice is fully coated with the melted butter.​
  • Add hot stock or broth, bring back to a boil, then add bay leaf. Cover and place entire pot in the oven. Tip: Check seasoning of cooking liquid and make any necessary adjustments before pot goes into oven.​
  • Cook rice in oven for 18 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. If after 18 minutes, there's still liquid in the pot or rice is still too moist, re-cover and return pot to oven for another 2 to 4 minutes.​
  • Remove pot from oven and gently fluff rice with a wooden fork. Remove bay leaf and discard. Then place a paper towel across top of pot, replace lid, and let rice stand for 10 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve right away.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212 kcal, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 255 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 13 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

LIME RICE PILAF



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, peeled, finely chopped
2 cups long grain white rice
3 3/4 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
Chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

Steps:

  • Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Add rice and stir to coat. Add stock, lime juice and lime peel. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand covered 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Transfer rice to serving bowl. Sprinkle with parsley or cilantro.

RICE PILAF WITH ALMONDS



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains     Rice Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small onion, minced (1/2 cup)
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth, (or 1 3/4 cups water)
1/4 cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Stir in coriander, and season with salt and pepper. Add rice, and cook, stirring, until the edges of the rice kernels are transparent, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in broth or water. Bring to a boil; cover, and simmer over low heat until liquid has absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and let stand, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, spread almonds in one layer on a baking sheet; bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Stir parsley into the rice mixture. Serve sprinkled with almonds.

SARASOTA'S ALMOND CITRUS RICE PILAF



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A easy flavorful rice dish. I serve with this with many seafood dishes or just a nice side to Mexican dishes as well. Serve this with my recipe #407148. It is a great compliment.

Provided by SarasotaCook

Categories     Medium Grain Rice

Time 40m

Yield 4 2/3-1 cup servings, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/8 cups basmati rice
1/2 cup celery, fine chopped
1 garlic clove, sliced
1/4 cup scallion, fine chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, fine chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup orange juice (too cook the rice in)
1/4 cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon lime zest
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

  • Rice -- In a medium size sauce pan, melt the butter over medium to medium high heat and add the rice. Lightly toast the rice, not too hot, you don't want it to burn. It will take just a couple of minutes.
  • Liquid -- Add in the broth, orange juice, garlic, thyme, and celery, and cover and cook on medium low until rice has absorbed all the water. About 15 - 20 minutes. Just follow the package directions.
  • Seasoning -- After the rice has cooked. Remove from the stove and add in the scallions, cilantro, almonds, 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1 teaspoon lime juice and zest, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
  • Serve -- Serve in a nice bowl topped with a nice orange slice or some extra almonds. A great flavorful rice. ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 7.6, Sodium 36.3, Carbohydrate 46.6, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 4.1, Protein 6.1

ALMOND RICE PILAF



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Sharon Adamczyk of Wind Lake, Wisconsin writes, "With quick-cooking rice, this is a speedy side dish...but the almonds make it special enough to serve to company. It goes well with all kinds of meats."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 13m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups uncooked instant rice

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, saute onion and almonds in butter until onion is tender and almonds are lightly browned. Add broth; bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5-8 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 calories, Fat 5g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 331mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

LINDA'S ALMOND RICE PILAF



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This is a GREAT recipe for pilaf that will go with just about any main course... Light and fluffy rice, cooked perfect every time!

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories     Long Grain Rice

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups chicken broth, low sodium is ok
1/2 cup shallot, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups basmati rice or 1 1/2 cups any other long-grain rice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted, and chopped
fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

Steps:

  • Toast the almonds on a cookie sheet, in a 350 oven, for 5-10 mins., or in a heavy skillet over a med. heat.
  • Heat broth in a small saucepan over med. heat until hot. Remove from heat.
  • Cook shallots in butter, in a 2 quart heavy saucepan, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 5-8 minutes
  • Add rice and cook, stirring, until fragrant and pale golden, about 3 minutes
  • Stir in broth, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 18 minutes
  • Remove from heat, and let stand covered for 5 mins., then fluff rice with a fork and fold in almonds, lemon rind, and sprinkle with parsley.
  • Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.4, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 510.7, Carbohydrate 40, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 1.1, Protein 8.1

CRANBERRY AND ALMOND RICE PILAF



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I've been making this dish for years - it's different from typical rice pilaf dishes in that the cranberries add the sweetness and the tartness that you don't expect in a savory dish. Oh, and it's super hard to fumble.

Provided by BOGINIA2

Categories     Side Dish     Rice Side Dish Recipes     Pilaf

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tablespoon olive oil
¾ cup chopped onions
½ cup dried cranberries
1 ½ cups uncooked jasmine rice
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 green onions, chopped
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup slivered almonds

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir cranberries and jasmine rice into onion until rice is coated with oil and rice is lightly toasted, about 5 minutes more.
  • Pour chicken broth into skillet and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
  • Bring rice mixture to a boil over high heat, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 22 minutes.
  • Remove skillet from heat; stir green onions, cilantro, and almonds into rice mixture. Adjust seasoning if necessary.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.4 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 285.2 mg, Sugar 6.1 g

RICE PILAF WITH TOASTED ALMONDS



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Yield serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small onion, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted (see page 365)

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add coriander; season with salt and pepper. Add rice; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
  • Stir in broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover; simmer until rice is tender and has absorbed all liquid, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir in parsley; sprinkle with almonds and serve.

DELICIOUS ALMOND RICE PILAF



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A delicious side dish for beef or chicken. A great change from plain rice or boxed rice mixes. I like to serve this with grilled chicken or with saucy cube steaks.

Provided by DHANO923

Categories     Side Dish     Rice Side Dish Recipes     Pilaf

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
¼ cup diced onion
1 cup white rice
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
2 cups water
1 cube beef bouillon
1 teaspoon dried parsley

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Add rice and almonds, cooking and stirring until rice is lightly toasted, about 5 minutes more. Stir in water, bouillon, and parsley; cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow rice to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.2 calories, Carbohydrate 38.7 g, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 222.8 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

SAFFRON ALMOND RICE PILAF



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Categories     Rice     Side     Quick & Easy     Almond     Saffron     Fall     Boil     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Kidney Friendly     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup chicken broth
1 cup water
Pinch of saffron threads
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup long-grain rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Steps:

  • Heat broth and water in a small saucepan over moderate heat until hot, then crumble saffron into liquid and stir. Remove from heat.
  • Cook onion in butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Add rice and cook, stirring, until fragrant and pale golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron broth, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 18 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff rice with a fork and fold in almonds.

RICE PILAF WITH TOASTED ALMONDS



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Simple last-minute touches like toasted nuts will liven up your side dishes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains     Rice Recipes

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon butter
1 small minced onion
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 cup long-grain rice
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes.
  • Add coriander; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Add rice; cook, stirring, until edges are transparent, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in 1 can chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Cover; simmer over low heat until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes.
  • Stir parsley into rice. Sprinkle with almonds, and serve.

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use high-quality basmati rice.
  • Soak the rice for at least 30 minutes before cooking. This will help it cook evenly and prevent it from sticking together.
  • Use a large pot to cook the rice. This will give it plenty of room to expand.
  • Bring the rice to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 18-20 minutes, or until the rice is cooked through.
  • Do not stir the rice while it is cooking. This will prevent it from becoming sticky.
  • Once the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and serve.
  • To make the pilaf ahead of time, cook it according to the recipe and then let it cool completely. Store the pilaf in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • When you're ready to serve, reheat the pilaf in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through.

Conclusion:

Almond Lime Rice Pilaf is a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that can be served with a variety of main courses. The nutty flavor of the almonds and the bright, citrusy flavor of the lime complement each other perfectly, and the fluffy rice is the perfect base for the dish. Whether you're serving it for a special occasion or a weeknight meal, Almond Lime Rice Pilaf is sure to be a hit.

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