Herbed Rice Pilaf

Name: Herbed Rice Pilaf
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Midwest, American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 small, onion, chopped fine; , Salt; 1 1/2 cups, long-grain rice; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, fresh thyme, minced (see note); 1 , bay leaf; 2 1/4 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 cup sliced, almonds, toasted; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh parsley leaves

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

We wanted a foolproof recipe for perfectly cooked rice pilaf that was deeply flavored with fragrant herbs-not gummy, bland pilaf.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME55 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our recipe for Herbed Rice Pilaf, rather than stick to the standard ratio of two parts water to one part rice, we discovered that slightly less liquid produced a perfect pilaf with fluffy grain. Sautéing the rice in a little butter adde...

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