Rice With Pine Nuts

Name: Rice With Pine Nuts
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 4 tablespoons chopped onions; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 1 cup converted rice; 1 1/2 cups water; 2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried; 1 bay leaf; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons chopped onions
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 cup converted rice
1 1/2 cups water
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2

Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a heavy saucepan and add the onions and pine nuts.
3

Cook, stirring, until wilted.
4

Add the rice, water, thyme, bay leaf and salt and pepper.
5

Bring to a boil, stirring, making sure there are no lumps in the rice.
6

Cover with a close-fitting lid and place in the oven.
7

Bake for 17 minutes, remove the cover and discard the thyme and bay leaf.
8

Using a fork, stir in the remaining butter and blend well.