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Greek Rice Recipe

Greek Rice Recipe

Greek Rice Recipe – The One I Can’t Stop Making
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 280
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup long-grain white rice basmati if you’ve got it
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion chopped fine
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 cups chicken or veggie broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • The Greek Touch:
  • Juice + zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill optional but really nice
  • ½ tsp cumin not classic, but adds warmth
  • Extras aka happiness:
  • Feta cheese — crumbled
  • Olives — black or kalamata
  • Mint leaves — if you’re feeling fancy
  • Extra lemon wedges for serving

Equipment

  • A medium pot or pan with a lid
  • A knife and cutting board
  • A spoon or spatula
  • A grater or zester for that lemon magic
  • Some kind of playlist — I cook better with music

Method
 

Cooking It (Like We’re in the Kitchen Together)
  1. Alright — apron optional. Let’s cook.
Step 1. Warm up the oil
  1. Medium heat. Add olive oil. Wait till it shimmers — that little wavey look.
  2. Throw in the onion. Stir for a few minutes until soft.
  3. Then comes garlic — don’t walk away here. Garlic burns faster than you’d think. Just 30 seconds.
Step 2. Toast the rice
  1. Add the rice right in. Stir it around.
  2. You’ll hear that faint crackle and see it turn slightly opaque. That’s when the magic starts — it adds this nutty note that’ll make people think you did something complicated.
Step 3. Add broth & seasonings
  1. Pour in your broth, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin. Stir gently.
  2. Bring it to a light simmer — nothing wild.
  3. Then cover it and drop the heat to low.
  4. Now, here’s the rule: no peeking.
  5. Every time you lift the lid, a Greek grandma somewhere sighs.
  6. Give it 15 minutes.
Step 4. The resting trick
  1. When the timer’s up, turn the heat off — leave the lid on.
  2. Let it sit for another 5 minutes.
  3. That’s when it gets fluffy and perfect.
  4. Open it up, fluff with a fork, add lemon juice, zest, parsley, dill.
  5. Taste it. Add more lemon if you like it tangier.
  6. Smell that? That’s what happiness smells like.