Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

I made this recipe exactly as described. It's a little bit bland, but a good way to get a bunch of vegetables. It lacks color... Next time I'll add snow peas or some other bright green thing. For other cooking newbies, be aware that the brown rice is very mushy and risotto-like (kind of like sushi rice) as opposed to light and airy like basmati.

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2007

I absolutely loved this! Cooked the rice in a steamer. The cashews added to the nutty flavor of the brown rice. Flexible since you can add whatever veggies you want. We omitted the chic peas and opted to not use the soy.

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2007

This was good. I added green peas, instead of chickpeas, and cashews because of preference. Will make again, thanx!

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CARLYNSMOMMY

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Living In: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2006

This was excellent! I made this with the 'Roasted Brussel Sprouts' recipe and it was a perfect combination. This was a wonderful vegetarian meal with lots of protein, texture and flavor. I did make a few changes. I read the other reviews and thought adding the egg would make this dish too much like fried rice. I cut up some paneer and fried it with the onions instead. I tossed in a bay leaf, and added some cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin and curry powder to give it more of a kick. I also ommited the parsley and the soy sauce. My husband added hot sauce to his - he likes spicy food - but I thought it was perfect just as is. It's key to sautee the onion until it's fragrant - it adds a wonderful carmelized flavor. I will definately make this again! Next time I'm going to try adding zucchini, yum!

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2006

I like the fact that you can change the recipee to fit what you have laying around your kitchen. I like that it was more bland, bc we were cooking a spicy flavorful meet. I used canned mushrooms and parsley flakes. I used olive oil instead of butter. Also, we did not have cashews, so i threw on some slivered almonds with the rice on my plate. That reallly made it. I would not consider it a rice pilaf, but I would definetly try this again if we want use up some of the stuff in the fridge and cabinet.

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2006

I was happy with the recipe, it was not as bland as other reviewers said. I do agree that this dish tries to be more like fried rice than pilaf. I think I will do without the eggs next time.

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Jenn

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Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2005

Really good! I used left over(cooked) rice because I had it on hand. I made the veggie mixture my own using zuchini and peas instead of chick peas and mushrooms. Had no parsley, so I just fooled around a bit with the spices. My dad said at least 5 times that "It was really good", which is a big compliment since he usually turns up his nose at anything he hasn't had before! I served it with a greek salad and chicken souvlaki. Thanks a lot!

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STEPH577

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Home Town: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2005

While I love all the ingredients in this recipe, combining them together this way was not very good. Compared to other pilafs, this was boring and bland. I tried it with soy sauce (as per suggestions) and I agree with another review that it tasted like a "wannabe" fried rice. I gave only two stars b/c this is a relatively healthy meal (besides all the butter), if you can eat it...otherwise it would be a zero, sorry!

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2005

Not at all what i thought it would turn out like. Maybe i made a mistake somewhere... but this wasnt a hit at my house.

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JAMSAUTO

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2005

Excellent recipe. A great way to spruce up brown rice. Because brown takes a long time to cook (45-50 minutes) this recipe definitely takes a little time to make, but is well worth it. I made it the nite before we were going to eat it and it refrigerated and heated up well for dinner. I did not add soy sauce because I didnt feel that it needed it.

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Heaven

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2005

If you use instant brown rice, it takes only 15 mn to make this recipe. It's really good if you need a quick, filling meal. My husband didn't like the chick peas in it, but I thought it was ok. Don't forget the soy sauce =) I'll make it again.

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XVELVETX

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Home Town: Paris, Île-De-France, France

Living In: Ames, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2004

Delicious! I left out the mushrooms (not a fan) and cut the salt in half. I added hot sauce and soy sauce to the rice while it cooked, and added crushed red pepper to the veggies while they were cooking (The end result was really spicy... I may have to lay off next time, ha!). I used about 1 1/2 tsp. of ground parsley instead of fresh. This went together really easily and it was really filling! I have also substituted zuchinni instead of mushrooms. Also good.

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Sola

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2004

This was wonderful. I omitted the mushrooms and cashews and added some red pepper since we like things spicy at our house. We served this as a side dish with salmon grilled in a ginger sesame sauce. It was a terrific compliment to the fish and would be great just to eat alone! Thanks for a recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2004

This recipe was a little too much on the "blah" side for us. I might try it again using the substituitions. I'm not sure,even then, that it will end up worth the effort.

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2004

I have made this dish several times. I omit the chickpeas and nuts, and it still taste great!

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DAVCOOK

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2003

I cooked the rice with chicken broth and it added excellent flavor, but should have used low-salt broth OR serve with low-salt soy sauce. I added a little ground red pepper and used cilantro instead of parsley. Was a total, nice surprise to see my teenagers eat all these veggies without a complaint (except that it was salty).

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ArmyMom

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2003

This was alright, it sort of tasted like a "wannabe" fried rice with the soysauce. I was looking for more of an Indian inspired pilaf, this wasn't it, on with my search...

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Flaquita

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Reviewed: May 26, 2003

While I did alter this recipe a bit based on suggestions from others and our personal preferences, it was still really good and I'm sure the original recipe is just as good! Here's what I did - I substituted pine nuts for the cashews, omitted the mushrooms and chickpeas (my husband doesn't like them), added the spices & pine nuts when I sauted the onions & carrots, and only used one egg. I think I ate four servings! (Note: I've made this a ton of times since my initial review and have been using chickpeas instead of nuts and omitting the eggs due to my kids' food allergies. So good! Plus it would make a great vegetarian meal since the chickpeas add protein.)

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MELISSA_B

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Reviewed: May 5, 2003

I found the addition of chick peas too gave the overall taste a "too-much-starchiness" texture. The flavor was mild, and I highly recommend this dish to be had with something sweeter on the side. Overall though, not bad. And I'll probably cook it again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2003

I really liked this recipe and so did my husband, however it was not a big hit with my 9 year old! I made MISO BBQ CHICKEN (recipe on allrecipes.com) and she loved that! This was a suited match for the rice pilaf. I will make it again! I did not add the chickpeas or nuts... not a fan of either...turned out great anyways!

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