Lemon & Garlic Greek Rice Recipe Helps You Think Outside the Box by 30Seconds Food

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Lemon & Garlic Greek Rice Recipe Helps You Think Outside the Box

Greek seasonings, lemon and garlic flavor this easy lemon rice recipe. After you taste the bright flavors and see how easy this savory Greek recipe is to make, you may reconsider that pre-made flavored box of rice in the pantry. 

This delicious side dish is ready in about 30 minutes, and goes well with a chicken, beef or seafood dinner. Score!

Cuisine: Greek
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

Here's how to make it: 

  1. Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan. Add the rice and onion and cook until rice is toasted and onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds.
  2. Add the broth and Greek seasoning. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. 
  3. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley and crushed red pepper flakes. Cover and allow rice to sit about 5 minutes. Fluff and serve.

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Elisa Schmitz
What is it about lemon that makes everything delish? This is so happening!
Tribe
Mmm, yes please.
Cassiday
This could become habit forming! 😋
Elisa Schmitz
Made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious. It’s going to become a regular in our house. Served it with salmon. So good! Donna John Dieter Schmitz
Spursalicious
this is a really good addition to a Greek dish! We ended up cooking the rice for a bit longer as it was still wet - no big deal as it was worth the wait. Highly recommended!
Elisa Schmitz
So glad you enjoyed this delicious rice recipe, Spursalicious ! I love this easy recipe so much. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, and for being part of our community! Donna John

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