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Asparagus Garlic Rice Pilaf

Recipe: Asparagus Garlic Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

  • ¼ c butter
  • 2 oz uncooked spaghetti, broken
  • ¼ c onion, minced
  • ½ tsp garlic, minced
  • 1 ¼ c uncooked jasmine rice
  • 2 ¼ c vegetable broth
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ lb fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into
  • 2-inch pieces
  • ½ c cashew halves

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat. Increase heat to medium, and then stir in spaghetti, cooking until coated with the melted butter and lightly browned.
  2. Stir onion and garlic into the saucepan, and cook about 2 minutes, until tender. Stir in jasmine rice, and cook about 5 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth. Season mixture with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, and cook 20 minutes, until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.
  3. Place asparagus in a separate medium saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender but firm. Mix asparagus and cashew halves into the rice mixture, and serve warm.

Number of servings (yield): 2