Instant Pot or Stove Top, this easy savoury rice pilaf is an easy and versatile side dish you can cook in under 20 minutes in the Instant Pot.
Course Rice
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Author loveonaplate
Ingredients
1tablespoonsolive oil
1small oniondiced
2clovesgarlicminced
1 3/4 cupslong grain white or basmati rice
1/4cup orzo pasta
1Tbspdry chicken bouillon
2 cupswater or chicken broth *see note
1Tbspdried parsley flakes
1tspdried thyme
2pinchessalt
pinchblack pepper
1cupfrozen peas
1/4cupfreshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
Set your instant pot to saute on medium heat, add in olive oil, chopped onion, and minced garlic. Saute 2-3 minutes. Stir in rice and orzo and cook another 3-4 minutes to let it brown a bit.
Add thyme, parsley, salt, pepper and dry chicken bouillon, frozen peas and water or chicken broth and stir well.
Place your lid on the instant pot, cancel the saute setting and set to high pressure for 6 minutes. Make sure your steam valve is closed.
When cook time is finished, do a 1 minute no pressure release and then release all remaining pressure by turning the steam valve to open.
Fluff rice, and stir in Parmesan cheese and 1 Tbsp of butter (optional)
Notes
You can use either water and dry bouillon, or ready made chicken broth. If using chicken broth, omit the dry bouillon and salt.