Rice Pilaf with Herbs

“This had a very nice flavor loved by young one and us not so young.I am going to add some pine nuts in this next time I make it.”

“I made this easy and delicious recipie to compliment the cornish hens we were having for supper.My husband and I loved it!”

“Excellent flavour of the herbs! This is the FIRST rice pilaf I have made with herbs, today-first time! I am going to rememeber you for life for such a wonderful pilaf!!I substituted the butter with cooking oil, thyme with rosemary and the chicken broth with vegetable broth. I used 3/4 cup of onions and 1/2 cup of celery as I was short on the celery. I’ll add pine nuts next time – too bad I missed seeing CJ’s review this afternoon before I got to make this. Mom, my brother and me, we all had a hearty meal. Thank U, you are GREAT!”

“I loved this rice! I made it as directed the first time and loved it, but the second time I tweaked it a little. I took humblehousewife’s advice and added toasted sliced almonds and 2 cloves of garlic. I also added a little more onion, and about 1/2 of chopped matchstick carrots. I also cooked it on the stovetop because I already had chicken cooking at 400 degrees. I browned the rice and veggies as directed, then added the liquid and brought to a boil, covered it and simmered it on low heat for about 20 minutes. This is a really good base recipe and I will likely make it again and expirement with other veggies and herbs.”

“This rice is amazing!Living in Panama we eat rice with almost every meal and I love it but the same old recipes get boring.This is a wonderful addition to any meal and I will use it regularly.Guests raved, husband oooed and ahhhed – thank you!love it!love it! love it!”

“I will be preparing this rice dish again!! I didn’t change a thing in Miss Nezz’s recipe and won’t in the future.It is perfect as is.I served the rice pilaf as a side dish to grilled pork chops.Mmmh…”

“Superb recipe.We truly enjoyed this along with some glazed halibut.It was the perfect complement and the herbs kept it light and fresh tasting.Thanks once again MizzNezz for such a great addition to our recipe collection!Dianne”

“Easy to make and wonderful flavor.We made this to accompany grilled shrimp.Yummy!”

“This was better than I thought it would be.Very nice flavor and texture – and NOT sticky and clumpy!I did NOT rinse the rice before browning, and I was afraid I would have a sticky clumpy pan of rice, but the grains separated nicely.I used ground celery instead of fresh, and used a carrot instead for added color.Very good and I can think of a bunch of variations.Thanks for a great new side dish. I did this on the stovetop – after browning the rice I just brought the liquid to a boil, turned to very low heat, and simmered for 15 minutes, fluffed, and let stand for 5 before serving.”

“I didn’t expect much out of this recipe, as I’ve tried so many pilaf recipes that turned out tasteless. But, what a pleasant surprise I received after cooking it tonight for my family of 6. Very, very good. And not a speck left! Like so many others suggested I added some finely chopped carrots, a little more onion and some minced garlic. I also reduced the thyme, as we’re not fond of that particular herb. Cooked perfectly on the stove top! Seriously, this is better than any pilaf I’ve had at a restaurant, even those of highest quality. Thanks for sharing MizzNezz! This ones a keeper for sure!!”

“Made this a while ago and it was great. Added carrots like a lot of other reviewers. The amount of rice is huge, fed about 8 people and still had leftovers. Love having a different variation for rice.”

“Wonderful rice pilaf.Very easy to do.The seasonings are great.It gave me a lot of leftover perfect for the lunches.Thanks MizzNezz :)Made for All you can cook buffet”

“After all the great reviews, I hate to report that I didn’t care for this rice pilaf. The texture was almost perfect, but the spices were way too strong for my tastes.Sorry, MizzNezz.”

“This was really tasty! Everyone one loved it and went back for seconds. I added in fresh basil and cilantro. I cooked the rice in my rice cooker instead of baking it and added the fresh herbs at the end.”

“Very tasty, but be warned, this does make alot!Serve up with your favorite baked fish and green vegetable.Can’t wait to try this with fresh herbs right out of our garden.Thank you for sharing.”

“This is a very good Pilaf if you like a lot of different flavors.We happen to prefer a pilaf that doesn’t have quite so much going on — the oregano, thyme and basil were a little too busy for me.However, the pilaf is very flavorable and the nice was very tender and fluffy.I am going to make it again — I think for us, we will eliminate the oregano, thyme and basil — OR cut way, way back on the amounts called for.I served this with some salmon and brocolli — and it was a really nice accompaniment.”

“Loved it!Delicious combo of ingredients.”

“Easy to put together and very satisfying!Will be making this one often.”

“This is excellent, it was quick and easy to make and it was so flavourful. My mother and I thought is reminded us of turkey stuffing because of the flavour of the spices. Very nice dish I will make again!”

“This came out well, despite my improvising on a few things. I used a cup of celery and carrots mixed. I didn’t have chicken broth, so I used 4 cups of water with 4 tsp chicken bouillon. I also didn’t have any onion, so I used about 1-1 & 1/2 tsp of onion powder. Also didn’t have thyme or basil, so I added about a tsp of garlic powder (I love garlic though) for extra flavor. I cooked it on the stove for about 15-20 minutes. It was yummy, and just needed a little salt and pepper. The veggies came out nice and soft, which is a plus for me. I can’t wait to make this as is, as I’m sure it’ll be even better.”