Springtime Oven Baked Rice w. Peas & Asparagus
Servings: 5
Equipment
- 8-9 inch baking dish or cast iron
Ingredients
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbs butter
- 1 & ¼ cup long grain rice
- 2 & ½ cup vegetable broth
- 1-2 fresh lemons
- salt
- 1 cup asparagus
- 1 cup frozen peas
- ¼ cup fresh basil* + more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Rinse rice in a fine mesh strainer and set aside. Add minced garlic and butter to the baking dish. Bake 5-10 minutes until very fragrant and garlic is beginning to get golden. Carefully remove from oven.
- Bake Rice: Add rice to the melted butter and cooked garlic & toss to mix it all together. Zest lemon over the rice I use zest of the whole lemon. Add juice of ½ lemon. Add pinch of salt. Cover with vegetable broth and give a gentle stir. Cover gently with foil. Bake 25 minutes.
- Add vegetables: Carefully remove the rice from the oven and remove the foil. Add asparagus & bake 3-5 minutes depending on the size of the asparagus. Add peas and bake 3 more minutes or until peas and asparagus are both cooked through.
- Season to taste: Add chopped basil & toss the rice and vegetables. Add more lemon zest or juice to taste or more salt & basil.
Notes
Home Cook's Tip:
- This is a perfect vegetable herb garden dish. You can use any herbs or combination of herbs that you'd like. This would be delicious with dill, chives or both.
- Dish can be doubled easily.
- It is great reheated in microwave (30 second increments) or oven (350 until warmed through) and can be stored in an airtight container up to 3 days