Nifs pretty bell pepper rice pilaf is a vibrant and flavorful dish that combines the sweetness of bell peppers, the nutty flavor of rice, and the aromatic spices of the Middle East. This classic pilaf recipe is easy to make and can be enjoyed as a main course or a side dish. With its colorful appearance and delicious taste, nifs pretty bell pepper rice pilaf is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen.
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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
RAINBOW RICE PILAF
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large deep-sided skillet with a lid over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are just beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the rice and orzo and cook, stirring constantly, until the orzo begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, oregano, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the vegetable broth, bring to a simmer and then lower heat and cook, covered, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for about 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and transfer to a serving dish. Top with the cranberries, almonds and parsley. Serve warm.
THE BEST BELL PEPPER AND MUSHROOM RICE PILAF
Make and share this The Best Bell Pepper and Mushroom Rice Pilaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Charishma_Ramchanda
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oil in a wok.
- Add the garlic and sauté on medium flame until the raw smell is gone and it starts to brown.
- Add the sliced onion and red bell pepper.
- Sauté on medium flame for 3 minutes.
- Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, pepper and salt to taste.
- Mix well with the other ingredients.
- Sprinkle spring onions over the rice immediately before serving.
- Serve hot.
- Enjoy!
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.
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.
WILD RICE PILAF
Steps:
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan, add the onion, and cook over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until translucent. Add 5 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, and the wild rice. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to very low, and simmer, covered, for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the rice is tender. Drain well.
- Place the drained rice in a bowl, add the remaining tablespoon of butter, the scallions, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.
RICE PILAF
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan melt butter over moderate heat. Add thin spaghetti bits and rice and brown for 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth or water, salt and pepper, and bring liquid to a full boil. Cover pot and reduce heat to simmer and cook rice 18 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.
RICE PILAF
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Melt the butter in a 3-quart saucier over medium heat.
- Stir in the onion, bell pepper and 2 pinches of salt.
- Decrease the heat to low and sweat until the onion is translucent and aromatic but not browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and add the rice. Cook, stirring frequently, until you smell nuts, another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the saffron and its water, the broth, orange zest, bay leaves and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Increase the heat and bring to a boil.
- OK, now the weird part: Thoroughly wet a clean towel, kill the heat, scatter the peas on top of the rice, then place the towel across the top of the saucier. Top with the lid, then fold the towel corners up over the lid.
- Transfer the saucier (towel and all) to the oven and bake 15 minutes.
- Remove and rest at room temperature for 15 more minutes without opening the lid.
- Fish out the orange zest and bay leaves. Turn the pilaf out onto a platter, fluff with a large fork and garnish with the raisins and pistachios. Serve family-style, right in the middle of the table.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calorie, Fat 5 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Cholesterol 5 milligrams, Sodium 524 milligrams, Carbohydrate 45 grams, Fiber 1.5 grams, Protein 7 grams, Sugar 5 grams
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
RICE PILAF
Make the side dish extra special with this rice dish. It is better then any store bought package mix.-Barianne Wilson, Falfurrias, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine broth, parsley and butter in a saucepan; bring to boil. Stir in rice; cover. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 229 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 642mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
NIF'S BASMATI RICE PILAF
Make and share this Nif's Basmati Rice Pilaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Rice
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add green onions, tomatoes, salt and rice. Stir to blend all the flavours.
- Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover with lid and turn heat to low.
- Cook for 10 minutes and then turn off burner, leaving pot on the burner. DO NOT remove the lid and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir in butter and fluff rice with a fork.
RED PEPPER GARLIC RICE PILAF
I came up with this recipe trying to copycat Ruby Tuesday's. This is so much better and more flavorful.
Provided by amyb1121
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 8-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt butter in saucepan. Saute onions for 4 minutes.
- Add chopped garlic. Cook about 4-5 minutes more, or until onion is tender.
- Place chicken broth in pan with onion mixture. Bring to boil and cook rice according to package directions.
- Once rice is done, stir in red bell pepper and fluff with fork.
- Top with cheese and serve. Delicious!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.9, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 7.4, Sodium 197.8, Carbohydrate 30, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.5, Protein 4.3
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
FRESH MUSHROOM RICE PILAF
This version of mushroom rice pilaf uses fresh mushrooms, not canned. Add garlic if you like.
Provided by Karen V.
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in water, rice, bouillon granules, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 14 to 16 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 149.5 calories, Carbohydrate 27.8 g, Cholesterol 5.4 mg, Fat 2.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 185 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
Tips:
- Use a variety of bell peppers. This will add color and flavor to your dish.
- Cook the rice until it is al dente. This means that it should be slightly chewy.
- Do not overcook the vegetables. They should be crisp and tender.
- Add the herbs and spices to taste. This will help to create a flavorful dish.
- Serve the pilaf hot. This is when it is at its best.
Conclusion:
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 colorful appearance and flavorful taste, this pilaf is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give this bell pepper rice pilaf a try.
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