Name: Healthy Brown Rice and Quinoa Pilaf with Carrots
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin); 1/2 cup brown rice (long grain); 1/2 cup quinoa (I use tri-colored but any kind will work); 2 cups chicken broth (Plus more as needed. To make this vegan, use vegetable broth instead); 1/2 sweet onion (small diced); 2 medium carrots (peeled and small diced); salt (as needed); black pepper (as needed); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon orange zest (about a 1/4 of small orange); 1/4 cup italian parsley (washed thoroughly and chopped )

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Healthy Brown Rice and Quinoa Pilaf with Carrots

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 1h total

Servings

Calories

14% of a 2,000 cal day

277KCAL

Protein

6g13% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat9g

12%

Saturated1g

Unsaturated8g

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Total Carbs42g

15%

Fiber4g

15%

Total Sugars8g

—

incl. Added Sugars4g

Starch30g

—

Sodium685mg

30%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A wholesome pilaf combining brown rice and quinoa with carrots, warm spices, and a hint of orange. It works as a holiday side dish or light main course.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

2 tbspolive oil (extra virgin)
½ cupbrown rice (long grain)
½ cupquinoa
2 cupschicken broth — or vegetable broth
½sweet onion — small diced
2medium carrots — peeled, small diced
salt — as needed
black pepper — as needed
1 tspcinnamon
¼ tspnutmeg
1 tbspmaple syrup
½ tsporange zest — ¼
¼ cupitalian parsley — chopped

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Method

1h total

Read the method on When Salty and Sweet UniteKristina Cadelina’s original page

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