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Greek Rice Recipe
by Mary Joseph

Greek Rice

This recipe combines my favorite traditional Greek ingredients to make a tasty rice dish. Add some chicken to make a meal out of it!

Rating: 4.4/5
Avg. 4.4/5 5 votes
Prep time: Greece Greek
Cook time: Servings: 4

Goes Well With: Gyros, lemon garlic chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup finely diced red onion (about 1/4 of a medium onion)
  • 1 cup short or medium-grain rice
  • 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 lemons, squeezed (or about 2 tablespoon lemon juice)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup quartered Kalamata olives
  • 4 oz Feta (French!), crumbled
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add onion and garlic, cook and stir for about 1 minute until onions just begin to soften.
  3. Add rice and stir frequently for about 2 minutes. Next add broth, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  4. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to very low, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed. I'd check this at 15 minutes, if there is still a noticeable amount of liquid cover and cook for an additional 5 minutes. It shouldn't take more than 20 to cook completely.
  5. Add olives, Feta and parsley and stir until just incorporated, serve hot.