Creamy Rice Pilaf

Rice dish prepared from beef bouillon combined with grain rice, sliced carrot, sliced scallion, margarine and dill weed. Cream cheese and mayonnaise are stirred into hot rice before serving.

Ingredients -

2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
2-1/4 cups Boiling Water
1 cup Regular Long Grain Rice
1 cup peeled and thinly sliced Carrot
2 tablespoons sliced Scallion
1 tablespoon Margarine
1/2 teaspoon Dill Weed
8 ounces Cream Cheese, cubed
2 tablespoons Mayonnaise

Preparation:

1. Add beef bouillon cubes and water to large saucepan. Heat the water over low heat.

2. When bouillon has dissolved, stir in long grain rice, sliced carrot, sliced scallion, margarine and dill weed.

3. Cover saucepan with lid and simmer 20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from heat.

4. Stir cream cheese and mayonnaise into hot rice. Stir until cheese has melted.

Cooking Tip

Rice Varieties

The difference between flavors from one rice variety to another is subtle, while the cooking characteristics and texture can be quite different.

Cooking Tip

Long Grain Rice

Rice is divided into long, medium and short-grain classifications. Within each classification there are thousands of varieties of rice grown around the world. Most supermarkets offer a few dozen different rices, some generic, some specialty.

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