4.9 from 87 votes
Easy Greek Rice
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.
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
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon Olive oil in a large pan and gently soften 4 Shallots and 2 Garlic clove, for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add 200 g Long grain white rice and stir and cook for about 1 minutes more, until the rice starts to go translucent.
- 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.
- Turn the heat off and leave with the lid on for 10 more minutes.
- 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.
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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
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
% 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.