Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts

Name: Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters Up of chicken or vegetable stock (vegetable stock for vegetarian option, gluten-free stock for gluten-free version), depending on the type of rice you are using, or a mixture of water and stock; 118 milliliters pine nuts; 142 grams shiitake, cremini, or button mushrooms, roughly chopped; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 473 milliliters long grain white rice; 118 milliliters chopped green onions or yellow onions; 2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper, plus more to taste; 2 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters (loosely packed) chopped arugula, watercress, or 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 369 calories, 7g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 161 person have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up arugula, salt, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts, Rice Pilaf With Pine Nuts, and Brown Rice With Mushrooms & Toasted Pine Nuts are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Heat the stock: Measure out the stock according to the liquid requirements on your package of rice for 2 cups of rice.

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Place in a 2 quart sauce pan and bring to a simmer. While the stock is heating, prepare the pine nuts, mushrooms, and rice in the next three steps.

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Toast the pine nuts:

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Heat a large sauté pan on medium high heat.

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Add the pine nuts. Toast, stirring occasionally until lightly browned and fragrant.

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Toast

Remove the pine nuts from the hot pan to a bowl, set aside.

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Sauté the mushrooms: Return the pan to the heat.

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Add the chopped mushrooms. Dry sauté the mushrooms (using no fat), stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms give off much of their moisture and begin to brown slightly.

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Remove the mushrooms from the pan, set aside (can add to the same bowl as the pine nuts.)

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Add olive oil to the pan and increase the heat to high.

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Add the white rice, spreading the rice out in the pan and stirring to coat with the oil. Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice begins to brown.

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