Heat and Eat Rice Pilaf with Eggs
Soft-cooked eggs perched on buttered rice pilaf make a weeknight dinner that tastes made from scratch but takes twenty minutes start to finish. The pilaf comes together while you poach or soft-boil the eggs, and a handful of herbs at the end lifts the whole plate.
About 300 calories a serving, 9 g protein, 40 g carbohydrate, 11 g fat. From USDA figures for 75% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- small bunch fresh parsley
From your shelf
- 1 package heat and eat original rice pilaf mix
Staples
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 eggs
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a medium pot. Pour in the rice pilaf mix and stir well, then return to a simmer. The mixture will thicken and absorb the water as it cooks, about 12 minutes, until the orzo is tender and the rice is fluffy.
- While the rice cooks, bring a shallow pan of water to a gentle simmer. Crack 2 eggs into the water and poach until the whites set but the yolks stay soft, about 4 minutes, or soft-boil them in a small pot if you prefer.
- When the pilaf is done, stir through 1 tablespoon butter and taste for salt and pepper. Divide between two shallow bowls and top each with one poached egg and a pinch of salt and pepper. Tear 2 tablespoons fresh parsley over top and serve at once.
Note Swap the poached eggs for a fried egg cooked in butter if you want a crisper yolk. The pilaf keeps covered in the fridge for two days and reheats in a microwave or small pot with a splash of water. Serve with a green salad or steamed greens on the side to balance the richness.
On the label
WATER, PARBOILED LONG GRAIN RICE, ORZO (WHEAT), GUM ARABIC, MALTODEXTRIN, SUNFLOWER OIL, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM SALT, ONION POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, GARLIC POWDER, NONFAT MILK, NATURAL FLAVOR, CREAM, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TURMERIC (COLOR), IRON (III) PHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID
Near East, entrees, sides & small meals, serving 200 GRM, package 8.8 oz. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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