This easy side dish is aromatic and flavorful – pair this lemon parsley rice with broiled chicken or baked tilapia.
Sleep is a wonderful thing, until that is all you are doing. I don’t know what’s going on with me, but I have been unable to do anything but sleep since Monday. And all of Monday I slept – day and night. Today I am forcing myself out of bed to share this recipe with you and catch up on my email. Sooo many emails.
My lack of energy has been saved by one little thing this week – The Good Housekeeping Cookbook
My usual go to starch is pasta, as you can tell by looking at many of my recipe choices. I occasionally eat rice, but I do find it to be a little boring. Most of the time, unless its fried rice, you just have plain boring white or brown rice. Little flavor but you’re full because of the starchiness.
When I came across a recipe for aromatic rice in the cookbook, I was sold. Right off the bat, I knew I would like it because it was cooked in partial chicken broth. That HAD to make the rice taste less boring.
And I was right.
I used my rice cooker to make it even an easier side – nothing quite like chopping up some herbs and grating some lemon peel to spruce up a boring dish.
Lemon Parsley Rice
Lemon Parsley Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup regular white rice
- 1/4 salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Prepare your rice per the package, substituting 1 cup of water for chicken broth. I used my rice cooker - if you use this method, remove the rice from the slow cooker immediately upon finish to prevent burning.
- In a bowl, combine the cooked rice, salt, parsley, lemon peel and lemon juice well. Serve.
Recipe Notes
recipe adapted from The Good Housekeeping Cookbook
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | |
| Amount Per Serving | As Served |
| Calories 793kcal Calories from fat 37 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium 1453mg | 61% |
| Carbohydrate 164g | 55% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Sugars 4g | |
| Protein 19g | |
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
| Calories | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | Less than | 65g |
| Sat Fat | Less than | 25g |
| Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg |
| Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 300g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25g | |
So simple, right?
Camille L says
Sounds good..never tried it with tilapia before!
bianca roman says
I’m not much of a ‘lemony’ person, but I do love parsley!! And I’m super excited it’s such an easy dish to make. I don’t have any tips on getting your energy back, seeing as how I’m always falling asleep right when I get home, but I hope you do soon haha
Jenny B says
Mr. B doesn’t care for lemony dishes, and liked this one – I hope you do too. Heh, right now I’m drinking a little more caffeine than I usually do to stay up and ready. Thanks anyways 🙂
Veronica Lee says
I love rice dishes and would love to try this. Thanks!
Jenny B says
Thanks for visiting Veronica!
Gwenni says
I do eat rice because it makes me feel fuller faster, but I’m totally bereft of ideas on how to make it less bland but still kinda light & airy. This recipe’s a keeper.
Jenny B says
Glad you like it Gwenni! 🙂
RICHARD HICKS says
This looks great. I don’t think I have ever had rice with lemon but must give it wonderful taste and the parsley too.
BirthTouch.com (@KathyAMorelli) says
Yum ! can’t wait to try this! Feel better! #SITSBLOG
Jenny B says
Thanks Kathy! Feeling better already 🙂
Shannon says
This sounds lovely, thank you very much for sharing.