Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. margarine
  • 1 c. uncooked long grain rice
  • 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can chicken broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 c. chopped parsley
  • 1/4 c. toasted peanuts

Method

  • Saute onion in margarine about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in rice and cook until rice is coated with butter and translucent.
  • Add water to broth to make 2 cups.
  • Stir into rice.
  • Add bay leaf, thyme, rosemary and salt.
  • Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes until rice is tender and liquid absorbed. Remove bay leaf.
  • Stir in nuts, if desired, and parsley.