Walnut Rice

Name: Walnut Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked rice; 3 tbsp butter divided; 1/2 onion, diced; 2 tsp Brazilian Sofrito or 4 cloves of garlic, minced; 1.5 cups of chicken stock; 1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts; Salt to taste about 1 tsp per cup of dry rice

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

This walnut rice recipe is such a beautiful side dish to have at your holiday table, or an elegant meal. A 5-ingredient festive rice that’s super easy to make, and pairs well with just about anything from turkey to meat roasts.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:11:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories439.1 kcal (22%)

Total Fat23 g (33%)

Carbs49.9 g (19%)

Sugars2.5 g (3%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium729.8 mg (36%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cuprice

3 Tbspbutter

0.5onion

2 tspSofrito

1 ½ cupschicken stock

½ cupwalnuts

roughly chopped

1 tspSalt

to taste cup dry rice

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium sauce pan, melt 1 tbsp of butter.

Step 2

Add the onion and let it sautee until transparent, then, and garlic and sautee until fragrant and light gold.

Step 3

Then, add the rice, season with salt, give everything a little stir, and add in the stock. Bring to a gentle boil, cover and let simmer. No peaking! Leave that lid closed the whole time, and let it cook until all the liquid has been absorbed.

Step 4

While the rice is cooking, lightly roast the walnuts in a frying pan over medium heat. Toss a few minutes until they are fragrant and begin to toast, set aside.

Step 5

When the rice is done cooking, quickly open the pan, add in the last bit of butter, and the toasted walnuts and cover the pot again for the rice to rest in the steam and finish cooking. Let it sit covered about 10 minutes.

Step 6

After the 10 minutes of resting time, open the pan and stir to combine.

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