5-Ingredient Easy Green Rice
This Green Rice Recipe takes white rice from plain to amazing with just 5 ingredients. Filled with herbs and spinach, it has the perfect herby flavor. Basil gives it fresh herb flavor, chives bring a slight onion flavor, and spinach rounds it all out with beautiful green color and so many healthy vitamins. In just a few minutes you can turn your white rice into this fantastic Green Rice Recipe! #ricerecipes #sidedishes #healthysides #greenrice
Ingredients
- 1 cup White Long Grain Rice, uncooked
- 20 Basil Leaves
- 10 Chive Sprigs
- 2 cups Baby Spinach leaves, loosely packed
- ½ cup Sour Cream or Yogurt
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
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Make the rice according to package instructions. Or...to a small-medium pot with a lid, add 2 cups water, ½ teaspoon salt, and rice. Bring water to boil, stir, turn heat down to lowest setting, cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, turn off the heat, but leave covered until ready to serve.
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Add the basil, chives, and sour cream to the blender or food processor. I add the spinach leaves last just so the sour cream is near the bottom and can help it blend. Pulse to start and then blend until smooth and creamy.
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Mix the sauce into the rice. Enjoy!