Baked Lemon Rice Pilaf

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 1/2 cups chicken broth (36 oz) or 4 1/2 cups vegetable stock (36 oz)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 2 1/2 cups long grain rice, uncooked
• 2 lemons, juice and zest of, finely zested
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 heat stock, bringing to boil and then down to simmer.
• 3 melt the butter in a large non stick skillet over medium heat. add onions and cook for 2 minutes or until the onion is softened. add the rice and stir to coat the rice with butter. cook 3 minutes stirring often so that the rice does not burn.
• 4 transfer rice to large baking dish. pour in hot stock. stir in lemon juice, zest, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
• 5 cover pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 25-30 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
• 6 fluff the rice just before serving and garnish with lemon slices and sliced green onion if desired.