Semi-Indulgent Recipe « Semi-Indulgent Easy Brown Rice

This is a mild-tasting, fast rice recipe suitable as a side dish to chicken or fish. You can switch the butter out for oil or omit it entirely, but the dish isn't as tasty without it!

Ingredients

• 1 cup instant brown rice (such as Minute®)
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• 7 fluid ounces low-sodium chicken broth, or more if needed

Cooking Directions

1. Combine instant brown rice, parsley, and black pepper in a microwave-safe dish.
2. Place butter and lemon juice in a measuring cup.
3. Pour chicken broth into measuring cup with butter and lemon juice to measure a total of 1 cup.
4. Stir chicken broth mixture into rice mixture until all ingredients are moistened. Cover with microwave-safe lid.
5. Heat in the microwave oven until rice is tender and has absorbed the liquid, about 7 minutes.
6. Remove and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories109.5
• carbohydrateContent16.8 g
• cholesterolContent8.3 mg
• fatContent3.6 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent2.5 g
• saturatedFatContent2 g
• sodiumContent23.7 mg
• sugarContent0.4 g