I’ve been using this recipe for years and always coming back to it. This fantastic side dish has a crust made of mashed potatoes.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli, stalk and florets chopped separately
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ cup uncooked white rice
- salt to taste
- 1 squeeze lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine broccoli stalk and 1 cup water in a blender; blend until puréed. Add remaining cup of water for a total of 2 cups of green water to cook rice in.
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add rice and cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add chopped broccoli florets, green water, and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Fluff cooked rice with a fork and squeeze lemon juice on top before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 185 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 44 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
A tasty way to get the kids to eat broccoli. They gobbled it up!
I’m making it tonight with some chicken salad . Love your Recipes…..
Easy to make and wonderful flavor!
I used basmati rice and fresh broccoli, followed it as directed. I’ll steam the broccoli next time to improve color. Lemon was a good addition. Lacks some zip, perhaps broth would improve the flavor. However if it has rice as an ingredient I’m all in!
EASY TO MAKE AND VERY DELICOUS