Simple Way to Instant Pot Brown Rice Pilaf With Orzo

Grandma's Armenian Rice Pilaf

Diced onion, rice, chicken broth, minced garlic, butter, orzo pasta.

Recipe Summary Grandma's Armenian Rice Pilaf

This recipe is my grandmother's. She came from Armenia and it has been in our family for years. We all still make it and it is so easy.

Ingredients | Instant Pot Brown Rice Pilaf With Orzo

1 ½ cups long-grain white rice

3 ½ cups chicken broth

¼ cup butter

½ cup crushed Italian vermicelli (very thin noodles)

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Soak rice in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. Drain.

Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add vermicelli; cook and stir until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add rice; cook and stir until combined, about 1 minute. Pour into boiling broth. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

Season rice with salt and pepper; fluff with a fork.

Info | Instant Pot Brown Rice Pilaf With Orzo

prep: 5 mins cook: 28 mins additional: 10 mins total: 43 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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