Lemon Garlic Basmati Rice
Preparation and cooking time: 20 minutes or whatever your package says
A bit of garlic, lemon and thyme adds a subtle hint of flavor to the Basmati that works perfectly with grilled or braised meats.... Especially those with a hint of lemon...
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Basmati rice, 90gr, 3.2oz
- 1 clove garlic, 3gr, .1oz
- 2 tsp butter, 9.5gr, .34oz
- 1 cup chicken stock, 225gr, 8oz
- 1 tsp dried thyme, use 1 tbs fresh if you have it in your garden
- 1 tbs lemon juice, 15gr, .53oz
Instructions:
- Mince garlic.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add garlic and sauté briefly, 1 - 2 minutes.
- Add rice and sauté, stirring for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Add stock, thyme and lemon juice. Cover and cook for length of time on package.
- When done fluff with a fork and serve.
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| Nutrition Information Recipe serves 2 Entire Recipe / per serving Calories: 391 / 195.5 Total Carbohydrates: 73 / 36.5 Dietary Fiber: 1 / .5 Total Fat: 8 / 4 Saturated Fat: 5 / 2.5 Cholesterol: 27 / 13.5 Protein: 9 / 4.5 Calcium: 20 / 10 Sodium: 416 / 208 |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale
and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
