Garlic Rice Pilaf

Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups white rice
10 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Juice of 1 lemon

Instructions
1. Heat oven to 375*F. 

2. Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium-high heat.  Add rice and cook, stirring, until rice begins to brown.  Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 more seconds.  Stir 2 cups chicken broth, salt and pepper and bring to boil.  Cover and transfer to oven.  Bake 25 minutes.  Stir in remaining chicken broth and water.  Bake, covered, for another 30 minutes.  Stir in lemon juice, recover, and bake 15 more minutes. 

Comments
This recipe is from Melissa Bakes.  It takes forever to cook, but it’s worth the time.  The rice is very flavorful thanks to all of the garlic.  This is a very simple dish.  I’m not sure it would come to mind if I needed a rice dish due to the time it takes, but it’d be nice when your stovetop is all taken up with other pots and pans. 

Shown here with Grilled Barbecued Chicken Kebabs.

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