Brown Rice Florentine

Name: Brown Rice Florentine
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine; 3/4 cup diced onion; 1 cup uncooked brown rice; 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups water; salt & freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh spinach

6 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup diced onion
1 cup uncooked brown rice
2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups water
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh spinach

Directions

1

Heat butter in saucepan over medium-high heat until just beginning to sizzle.
2

Add onion, and saute until softened.
3

Add rice and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until rice is lightly browned in places and beginning to get translucent.
4

Remove from heat, and gradually stir in chicken stock or water.
5

Season to taste with salt and pepper, return to heat, and bring to a boil.
6

Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 40 minutes.
7

Add spinach, stir thoroughly and continue cooking for another 10 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
8

Serve hot.