Some Rice Recipes

Here are three of our favorite rice side dish recipes. The rice pilaf is really easy and tasty. It's a recipe of my moms that she has had forever. "Blake's Favorite Rice" is kind of like a homemade rice-a-roni and he could literally eat the whole pan himself. And the oven brown rice is an easy way to make perfect brown rice. I got this recipe from a "Cook's" magazine.

Rice Pilaf

2 c. rice
3 cans Campbell’s beef consommé
1 cube butter, melted
1 T. dried onion
1 tsp. oregano
1 c. mushrooms (optional)
slivered almonds
Combine all ingredients except almonds in 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, covered. Stir in almonds before serving.

Blake’s favorite rice (rice-a-roni)

1 c. rice
½ c. raw spaghetti, broken in pieces
2 T. margarine
2 tsp. dried onion
¾ tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 T. chicken bouillon
pepper to taste
3 c. water
Fry rice, spaghetti and butter until lightly browned. Add other ingredients, cover and simmer until rice is tender - about 20-30 minutes.

Oven Brown Rice

1 ½ c. brown rice
2 1/3 c. water
2 tsp. olive oil
½ tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 375
Bring water and oil to a boil in a covered pan. Once boiling, stir in salt. Pour over rice in 9X9 square pan and cover. Cook for 1 hour.
****You can easily double this recipe and cook in 9x13; cook it a little bit longer. I like to cook a bunch and then eat the leftovers with my lunch or with milk and cinnamon/sugar for breakfast.