I was making Asian flavored chicken for dinner and I wanted to serve it with rice. I decided to some garlicky rice and make it a little more snazzy with some green onions and fresh cilantro. We all enjoyed the rice, even the kids, and it paired nicely with the chicken. Quick, simple, and tasty – you can’t beat that.
Heat the butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the rice and cook, stirring often so the rice doesn’t stick to the pan, for 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken broth and season with sea salt and white pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium low. Cover and let cook 20 minutes.
Remove the rice from the burner without removing the lid and let it sit for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the lid and fluff rice with a fork. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and fresh cilantro, toss to mix thoroughly then serve. Enjoy.
Garlic Rice with Green Onions and Cilantro
Ingredients
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3/4 cup uncooked white rice
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- Sea salt and white pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp green onions chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the rice and cook, stirring often so the rice doesn't stick to the pan, for 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken broth and season with sea salt and white pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium low. Cover and let cook 20 minutes.
- Remove the rice from the burner without removing the lid and let it sit for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the lid and fluff rice with a fork. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and fresh cilantro, toss to mix thoroughly then serve. Enjoy.
Green onions, garlic, & cilantro are great flavors to add to rice. Sounds delicious. Plus, I like the color the green onions and the cilantro add to the dish!
Garlic rice sounds perfect to go with the Asian flavoured chicken.
I just love herb rice, simple healthy and flavorful !
They sound delicious!
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A flavorful and simple garlicky rice!
Kisses!
Hi Pam,
Fabulous combination. I love cilantro!
Cheers,
Lia.
This looks so delicious, Pam!
Sounds very tasty!
Perfect side dish! Looks great!
Hey Pam, looks good to me, I may have to make that tonight. I am food blogging again, I missed it too much!
Cebollines y cilantro son mis verduras preferidas una gran delicia se ve irresistible,abrazos
Oh my goodness Pam, this would go with just about everything!! I love it!
I love rice, and this sounds like a great flavor variation!
I’ve mentioned I wish we could be neighbors right? This sounds delicious.
I love how you dressed up that rice! The flavors might even get the.boy to like it…
I love rice and serving with chicken is a great way to go.
Pam, this reminds me of Chipotle’s cilantro rice which I love and have been wanting to try to make at home. Great recipe, and thanks for the blogging tips!
-Susan