Growing up, I had rice and beans pretty frequently. Now, as a mom, not much has changed! We eat rice on almost a daily basis, and I’m not exaggerating one bit! Most of the time we serve it just plain rice and beans, like I had it when I was growing up, and everyone loves it! Joseph asks for it every night for dinner, but recently my older boys are starting to ask for a little more food diversity, so I’ve been trying to come up with ways to switch things up a little. Last time we made shrimp fried rice and it was a hit! This time I decided to make red pepper and lemon rice and I have a feeling it’s going to become a favorite at dinner time!
This red pepper and lemon rice is packed with flavor and is perfect to serve on its own, with a salad or grilled chicken. We kept it simple this time, but I’m pretty sure we’ll be serving it many different ways. The secret to making this rice was the DairyPure Milk that I added while the rice was boiling. It gave the rice a creamy texture that everyone really enjoyed.
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Ingredients:
5 lemons
Red peppers
5 tablespoons of lemon juice which equal to 1 1/2 freshly squeezed lemons
Dill
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons of olive oil (canola oil will work as well)
3 tablespoons of garlic powder
2 cups of rice
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1/2 cup of chicken broth
2 cups of milk
Instructions:
Melt butter and stir in olive oil.
Stir in garlic powder, red peppers, lemon juice and continue to stir.
Add rice, salt, pepper, turmeric and cook for about 2 minutes. **Continue to stir while cooking.
Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice and milk.
Bring to a boil, cover pot and reduce heat and simmer.
Top with slices of lemon and dill (skip the dill and add parmesan cheese it taste just as amazing) and serve with a tall glass of milk, and you’re good to go!
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That look amazing! My family loves different types of rice so I am putting this away for the next meal.Thanks so much!
Yum! This looks and sounds so good. I love rice. I cook it every once in a while. If it were just me, I could eat rice everyday, and as my main course. In-fact I know I would, but my family would miss meat.
This red pepper and lemon rice is making my mouth water just checking out your blog post. It is most certainly making the weekend shopping list-it looks delicious and not the same old same old-thanks for the inspiration!
I see rice — I’m there! 😛 This is such a great recipe and looks very easy to make too. I often just eat my rice plain so it’s great to know of other ways to ‘spice it up’. Thanks!
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I love a simple plate of rice, garnished with a few fresh flavours! I could eat rice every day! The other day I made a simple risotto – the only ingredients I put in it were saffron and lemon zest.
We get similar rice here in Dubai but instead of red chilli they have dried pomegranate. You should try that too. It tastes delicious and Im gonna try this for sure!
That looks delicious! I bet the same recipe would taste great over pasta, too. I love simple dishes like this because I can actually make it! I’m not much of a cook, lol. Your recipe list doesn’t make me want to run away crying, always a good start!
Yum! That looks like a delicious side dish that could easily be a meal on a Meatless Monday. Thanks so much for sharing it with us, we will have to try it soon.
This looks delicious. I’m such a rice fan. I can have a bowl of rice as an entire meal. Which Can get boring. THis is a great recipe to spice it up a bit! Yum
I have never ever seen a recipe that uses milk with rice and lemon but this looks and sounds delicious!! I would love to give this a try for a nice weekend dish. Thanks so much for sharing!