Provencal Pilaf

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups raw long-grain white rice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons herbes de provence
  • 1 strip orange zest
  • 2 3/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup diced nicoise olive

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In an oven-safe saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, heat oil until it shimmers. Add diced onion and saute until soft and translucent, 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30-60 seconds, until fragrant. Add rice and stir until rice turns opaque and smells nutty, 2-3 minutes. Add bay leaf, salt, pepper, herbes de Provence, orange zest and chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
  3. Stir pot once. Cover pan with a damp dish towel, apply the lid, and fold the corners of the towel up over the lid. Transfer to oven and bake 15 minutes.
  4. Remove pot to counter and leave UNDISTURBED 20 minutes. DO NOT remove the cover. At the end of this time, turn rice out onto a platter, remove bay leaf and orange zest, add olives and fluff with a fork before serving.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

611 kcal 31% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 9.6g 19% DV
Total Fat 35.9g 46% DV
Carbs 73.7g 27% DV
Fiber 14.4g 51% DV
Sugar 2.5g 5% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10023.2mg 100% DV
Potassium 556.5mg 12% DV
Cholesterol 0.5mg

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 87.3mcg 10% DV
Vitamin C 12.1mg 13% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 348mg 27% DV
Iron 14.7mg 82% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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