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Seasoned Rice

By: veggigoddess 
"I love this recipe. I created it about a year ago and experimented with it till I felt it tasted just right. It has a light flavor and works well with lentil dishes and steamed veggies."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (12)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 5 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Basmati rice
  • 3 2/3 cups water, divided
  • 2 tablespoons soy margarine
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
  • salt to taste

Directions

  1. In a saucepan bring 3 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked and all liquid is absorbed.
  2. Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in remaining 2/3 cup water, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, basil and salt; heat for 5 minutes. Stir in cooked rice and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 185 | Total Fat: 5.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 5, 2003 by GREENQUEEN   view full review
How can anyone go wrong w/ this! It's soooo simple and so flavorful. I added some chopped bell...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2003 by SKOONUS   view full review
This was a major disappointment. The rice took 40 minutes to cook, and the taste was not good....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2009 by cathbuzz   view full review
My husband and I loved this rice. It makes a great simple, light side dish. I spilled the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2009 by LeAndra   view full review
Not as tasty as I was expecting. My husband liked it but I did not. I used real butter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2008 by jackor1   view full review
I was surprised on how good this recipe tasted. This is the first time I have used this type...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 3, 2006 by AES   view full review
This was a major surprise! I made it at the last minute because we had NOTHING for a side...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2006 by lisascooking   view full review
This is a very good recipe for seasoned rice.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2011 by lilithskyy   view full review
Basamati rice is supposed to be lightly flavored so anyone complaining about little or no...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2010 by daidai   view full review
Pretty good. Instead of rice, I used riced cauliflower, and I used the equivalent of chopped...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2006 by lunachick06   view full review
Nutritional yeast is so underrated. This recipe makes great use of it. Yum!

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