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Simple Lemon Rice

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Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Pat Stevens, Granbury, Texas

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Updated on Oct. 21, 2022

Pat Stevens' tasty rice side dish has colorful flecks of fresh parsley and pimientos and delivers a lip-smacking splash of sunshiny citrus flavor. Thanks to this Granbury, Texas cook for her recipe.

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Simple Lemon Rice

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Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 10 min
Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1-1/2 cups uncooked instant rice
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • Dash salt
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons diced pimientos
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
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Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in the rice, butter, lemon zest, garlic and salt; cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley, pimientos and pepper. Fluff with a fork.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 169 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 418mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

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