Rice Pilaf

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup long grain rice
• 1/4 medium bell pepper (bell peppers can be any color, but should be cut into 1-inch julienne strips.)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried sage, crushed
• 2 teaspoons parsley, snipped

Recipe

• 1 in a 1-quart casserole microwave mushrooms, onion and butter or margarine, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes or till vegetables are tender.
• 2 stir in water, rice, bell pepper strips, salt, and sage.
• 3 micro-cook, covered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till boiling. micro-cook, covered, on 50% power for 14 to 16 minutes or till rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring once.
• 4 stir in parsley.
• 5 let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.