This stovetop Rice Pilaf with Orzo is a delicious and easy side dish that goes with just about any meal.With only a handful of ingredients, you can make this restaurant-style Pilaf at home!It is incredibly simple to make at home and tastes so much better than the boxed version.Tender, fluffy rice, golden, nutty orzo, and plenty of butter.

All cooked together with broth/stock. Serve this Turkish Rice Pilaf with just about anything; it makes an excellent side for stewed dishes, grilled chicken, or steak.Or serve it with some roasted vegetables for a meat-free meal.What is a pilaf?Pilaf is a flavorful rice dish, also know as a pilau.It is rice (usually white), cooked in broth, over low heat.

Different flavors can be added, and the finished rice is tender, fluffy, and packed with flavor.It is a great way to perk up white rice and it is so easy to make at home.This Turkish Pilau includes orzo, which is a small pasta shaped like a large grain of rice.When this is toasted in butter, it adds a wonderful nuttiness to the pilaf.Recipe tipsReally brown the orzo, it wants to be a deep dark golden brown; you want to cook it for at least 4 minutes. Use a long grain white rice for this recipe, that way, the broth volumes will give you perfectly cooked rice.Rinse the rice thoroughly to ensure the finished pilaf will be fluffier.

(see below for rinsing tips)If you can use fresh lemon juice, it adds a fantastic zing to the finished pilaf.How to rinse ricePlace the rice in a bowl and co

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