Royal Blend Rice Pilaf Food

ROYAL BLEND® RICE PILAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet, over medium heat. Saute onion in butter until golden, about 3 minutes.
• Add broth, rice, and celery; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in parsley, thyme, sage, pepper and salt. Cover and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

WILD RICE AND MUSHROOM PILAF

Steps:

• Combine wild rice, brown rice, and beef broth in a 3-quart sauce pan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to Low. Cover and simmer 50-55 minutes until rice is tender.
• Meanwhile, slice mushrooms. Chop shallot. Chop (or crush) garlic.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over Medium heat. Saute shallots 3 minutes. Stir in garlic; add mushrooms, salt and pepper. Saute 4 minutes or until mushrooms are dark and tender.
• When rice is finished cooking, toss mushroom mixture with rice and serve while hot.
• Special note: The recipe originally says to drain the rice. I've never had any extra liquid to drain, but I use a different rice as well. To make the recipe easier for me I bought a rice mixture at my store called "Royal Blend". I highly recommend it since it contains Texmati white, brown, wild, and red rice. This might be the reason no draining is necessary. If you are able to find this rice and buy it, use 1 1/2 cups of it instead of the 3/4 cup of both rice.

WHITE & WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet.
• Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic and cook until tender.
• Add wild rice and broth.
• Heat to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 25 minutes.
• Add white rice.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until done.
• Stir in parsley.

RED LOBSTER WILD RICE PILAF (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• MINCE carrots and red pepper (separately), using a food processor, to yield 1/2 tablespoon each.
• INTO a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, add 3 cups water, 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, 2 teaspoons finely diced carrots, 1 1/2 teaspoons finely diced red peppers, 1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning (With Lemon & Herb), 1 1/4 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning (Original), 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, 1/4 teaspoon dried dill, 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, 1/4 teaspoon Accent seasoning, 1 pinch sugar, and 1 small bay leaf.
• BRING broth mixture to boiling; ADD 2 cups Rice Select brand quick-cooking Royal Blend wild rice.
• ALLOW to boil for one minute.
• STIR and COVER.
• REDUCE heat to LOW; STEAM rice for 15 minutes.
• KEEP rice covered.
• REMOVE from heat and allow to stand for 10 minutes (covered).
• UNCOVER rice; REMOVE bay leaf; FLUFF rice with a fork.
• SERVE and ENJOY!