Rice Pilaf with Cranberries

Rice Pilaf with Cranberries

from theschmidtywife.com
Side Dishes
20 min
198 kcal / serving

The perfect side dish to poultry and seafood this rice pilaf is super easy to make! With tons of sweet flavor from the cranberries your family will want this rice side dish again and again.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoonsbutter
  • ½white or yellow onion, diced
  • 1 cupwhite rice
  • 1bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoonbetter than bouillon chicken base
  • 1 ½ cupswater
  • ¼ cupchopped parsley
  • ⅓ cupdried cranberries

Directions

  1. 1

    In a small pot that has a lid melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion to melted butter and sauté 1-2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add rice, bay leaf, chicken bouillon base to the onions. Sauté 2-3 minutes spreading out the chicken base and slightly toasting the rice.

  3. 3

    Add water and cover. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook covered 10 minutes until rice is tender.

  4. 4

    Remove from heat, remove the bay leaf from the rice. Gently stir in the cranberries and parsley into the rice, serve immediately.