Hot Peanut Rice

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup onion, sliced or diced
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon margarine or 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 cup enriched long grain rice, uncooked
• 1 cup low-sodium low-fat chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 green onion, sliced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 *preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cook onion with water in a nonstick skillet for 5 minutes; add margarine and rice and cook several seconds until rice is coated with margarine.
• 3 add chicken broth and bring to a simmer; cover and continue to simmer 15 minutes, until rice is cooked through and liquid is absorbed.
• 4 meanwhile, line a baking tray with foil and place chopped peanuts on foil and sprinkle with cayenne. toast in oven 5 minutes (*i also just use a skillet to toast the peanuts).
• 5 when rice is cooked, stir in peanuts and green onions; add salt and pepper to taste.