Name: Baked Rice Pilaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 4 stalks celery, chopped; 0.5 large sweet onion, chopped; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 2 cups uncooked jasmine rice; 4 green onions, chopped; 0.5 cup golden raisins; 2 teaspoons curry powder, or to taste; 1 teaspoon salt; 12 saffron threads, or to taste; 4 dashes cayenne pepper, or to taste; 3 cups chicken stock

Baked Rice Pilaf

You can make this baked rice pilaf packed with vegetables, curry, and saffron ahead of time as a memorable and flavorful side dish.

1 hr 5 min total 20 min prep 40 min cook 8 282 cal

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook celery, sweet onion, and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
3 Combine rice, green onions, raisins, curry powder, salt, saffron, and cayenne pepper in a 9x13-inch baking pan; stir well. Stir in the celery mixture and chicken stock. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender, about 35 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.