Best Easy Herb Rice Recipes

EASY HERB RICE

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This is an easy staple to add to a variety of different meals, added to a stir-fry, or just have a few veggies thrown in. Save money by buying rice in bulk and adding your own seasonings rather than buying it boxed and pre-mixed. The required ingredients are shown in the photo.

Provided by tina122372

Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 teaspoon instant beef bouillon granules
2 teaspoons dried minced onion
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried marjoram
¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
1 cup white rice

Steps:

Mix water, beef bouillon, onion, thyme, marjoram, and rosemary together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.3 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 0.1 mg, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 116.6 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

EASY VEGETABLE-HERB RICE

Easy Vegetable-Herb Rice image

A nice departure from the rice-a-roni routine. Don't you just get tired of those same old flavors they have?

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories Rice

Time 35m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup thinly sliced carrot
2 cups basmati rice (or other fine quality rice)
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 cup chopped onion
3 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1 dash black pepper
non-stick olive oil flavored cooking spray (or 1 tsp. olive oil, spread in pan with paper towel)
1 tablespoon fat-free margarine (or vegan margarine) (optional)

Steps:

Spray large saucepan with cooking spray.
Add onion and carrots and saute over medium heat, adding a few drops of water if necessary to prevent sticking, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and carrot is fairly tender.
Add water rice, salt, dill weed, and pepper; bring to a boil.
Cover; simmer 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.
Stir in parsley and fat-free margarine.
Serve.