Easy Greek Rice

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4.9

87 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    2 mins

  • Cook Time

    2 mins

  • Standing time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    32 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    286 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    Greek

Easy Greek Rice

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Greek Rice is an easy, light and fresh side dish that is ready in under 30 minutes. Perfect with grilled chicken or fish, and a delicious addition to a BBQ.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 shallots
  • 2 garlic clove
  • 200 g long grain white rice
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 500 ml chicken stock
  • 15 g Curly parsley finely chopped
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Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon Olive oil in a large pan and gently soften 4 Shallots and 2 Garlic clove, for about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add 200 g Long grain white rice and stir and cook for about 1 minutes more, until the rice starts to go translucent.
  3. Add 500 ml Chicken stock, 1 teaspoon Dried oregano half of the 6 tablespoon Lemon juice and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper. Bring to the boil and cook on a gentle heat, with the lid on, for 15 minutes.
  4. Turn the heat off and leave with the lid on for 10 more minutes.
  5. Remove the lid and fluff up the rice with a fork and add the remaining lemon juice, 1 tablespoon Lemon zest and 15 g Curly parsley and mix well.

Notes

  • The lemon flavour of this dish will really depend on how juicy your lemons are. If you lemons don't have much juice in them, then you may need to use another one.
  • You don't have to "toast" the rice in the pan before you add the stock, but we finds it adds a little bit of a nutty flavour which we love.
  • Don't skip the step of leaving the pan off the heat with the lid on. The rice needs those extra 10 minutes to cook and give you the best light and fluffy rice.
  • If you want to adapt the recipe to make more or less, just remember that rice should have a 1:2 ratio of rice to liquid.
  • To finish this dish off, you could crumble on some feta. The perfect addition to any Greek dish.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1portion Calories 286kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 51g (17%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 4mg (1%) Sodium 180mg (8%) Potassium 326mg (9%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 335IU (7%) Vitamin C 58mg (64%) Calcium 70mg (7%) Iron 15mg (83%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 286 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1portion
Calories 286kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 51g 17%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 180mg 8%
Potassium 326mg 7%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 335IU 7%
Vitamin C 58mg 64%
Calcium 70mg 7%
Iron 15mg 83%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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