Broccoli and Rice recipe

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Ingredients

1 head broccoli, stalk and florets chopped separately
2 cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ cup uncooked white rice
salt to taste
1 squeeze lemon juice

Nutrition Info

173 calories
carbohydrate: 24.3 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 7.2 g
fiber: 2.3 g
protein: 3.9 g
saturatedFat: 1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 68.7 mg
sugar: 1.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine broccoli stalk and 1 cup water in a blender, blend until pureed. Add remaining cup of water for a total of 2 cups of green water to cook the rice in.

  2. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add rice and cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add chopped broccoli florets, green water, and salt, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

  3. Fluff cooked rice with a fork and squeeze lemon juice on top before serving.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

In order to infuse the rice with the taste of broccoli, I puree the broccoli stalk with water and cook the rice in the green broccoli water. Some freshly squeezed lemon at the end adds freshness to this broccoli and rice recipe.

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