Brown Rice With Onions, Garlic, And Pecans

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice or 1 cup short grain brown rice or 1 cup rice
• 2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup broken pecans
• 2 green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 using chicken broth [or water for vegetarian], cook the rice according to the package directions.
• 2 about 15 minutes before the rice is ready, melt the butter in a skillet over medium low heat.
• 3 add the chopped onion and saute', stirring often, until the onion is very soft and begins to color, about 10 minutes.
• 4 stir in the minced garlic and the pecan meats; saute' over medium heat, stirring, until the nuts and onions are golden and the garlic is tender.
• 5 after done cooking, let the rice stand, covered, for 5 minutes; spoon rice into a bowl, spoon the onions and pecans on top, and fluff with a fork or a chopstick.
• 6 garnish with the green onions.
• 7 makes 4 servings.
• 8 this is also good with other types of nut, such as pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts, and also made with a mixture of and wild rice; sliced mushrooms are also a good addition.