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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    Published: Jun 14, 2020 by Nicole This post may contain affiliate links.

    One Pot Wild Rice Pilaf

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    Wild rice pilaf is a delicious and flavorful rice dish with fresh veggies. The perfect side dish for chicken, salmon, or even Thanksgiving!

    a bowl of wild rice pilaf with large carrots onion and celery leaves in back

    I'll be honest here. This rice pilaf with wild rice is another one of those recipes I grew up eating. My dad always makes wild rice pilaf recipes when he's cooking salmon for dinner and it wasn't until I decided to share this recipe with you all that I even found a name for it! We just called it wild rice and veggies.

    Sometimes we add in mushrooms and have a wild rice mushroom pilaf, but my kids are picky and I can't hide those in this dish as easily as I can others. Either way, this recipe is easy to make and packed full of flavor.

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    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🍽 Equipment Needed
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 📖 Recipe
    a container of rice select royal blend wild rice an onion 3 large carrots and a piece of celery

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Wild rice
    • Onion
    • Carrots
    • Celery
    • Broth (vegetable or chicken)
    • Olive oil
    • Fresh thyme
    • Fresh sage
    • Salt and pepper to taste

    For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

    🍽 Equipment Needed

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    • Saucepan
    • Wooden spoon
    • Cutting Board
    • Knife
    • Measuring cups

    🔪 Instructions

    Check out how to cook wild rice pilaf with these simple step-by-step instructions:

    • In a large saucepot, add your olive oil and fresh herbs over medium high heat until it begins to sizzle.
    • Toss in your onions, carrots, and celery, stirring until the onions are translucent and the carrots and celery are softer (not too soft).
    • Add your rice and mix until the white grains are brighter in color.
    • Pour in your broth, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
    • Place the lid on top and reduce the heat to low. Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes until the water looks absorbed.
    • Turn off the heat, remove the lid and fluff with a fork.
    • Serve and enjoy.
    a bowl of wild rice pilaf wth 3 large carrots an onion and some celery

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    If you want a little more flavor from this easy wild rice pilaf, you can choose to use salted butter instead of olive oil for sauteeing the veggies in. Margarine and plant based butter also work (I've tried).

    Chicken broth is my go-to for making this instead of water, but vegetable broth also works great and helps to add in more flavor. You can also use bullion and water to DIY a broth.

    💭 FAQs

    Is wild rice pilaf vegan?

    This recipe can easily be vegan by choosing vegetable broth instead of chicken and sticking with the olive oil or plant based butter for the veggies.

    What is wild rice pilaf?

    It's a side dish made from sauteed veggies and a rice cooked in broth or stock. With some seasonings mixed in, this dish is delightful and aromatic.

    a bowl of wild rice pilaf with large carrots celery top and onion in the picture

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    📖 Recipe

    One Pot Wild Rice Pilaf
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    4.50 from 2 votes

    Wild Rice Pilaf

    Wild rice pilaf is a delicious and flavorful rice dish with fresh veggies. The perfect side dish for chicken, salmon, or even Thanksgiving!
    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 268kcal
    Cost Recipe $4.27 / Serving $0.71
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    Equipment

    • Saucepan
    • Wooden Spoon
    • Cutting Board
    • Knife
    • Measuring Cups

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoon olive oil ($0.26)
    • 2 sprigs fresh thyme *optional ($0.10)
    • 2 leaves fresh sage *optional ($0.10)
    • ½ onion, diced ($0.30)
    • 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced ($0.28)
    • 2 stalks celery, chopped ($0.24)
    • 2 cups Wild Rice Rice-a-Roni boxes ($2.00)
    • 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth or stock ($0.99)
    • Salt and pepper to taste
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    Instructions

    • In a large saucepot, add your olive oil, thyme, and sage over medium high heat until the oil sizzles.
    • Toss in the chopped celery, carrots, and onion. Stir until the onions are translucent and the vegetables are softer. They'll continue to cook in the broth so you don't want them too soft or they'll be mushy!
    • Add in your rice and stir until the white grains clear in color.
    • Pour in the broth and add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
    • Place the lid on the pot and reduce the heat to low. Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.
    • Remove from heat. Remove the lid. Fluff with a fork and serve.

    Notes

    If you want a little more flavor from this easy wild rice pilaf, you can choose to use salted butter instead of olive oil for sauteeing the veggies in. Margarine and plant based butter also work (I've tried).
    Chicken broth is my go-to for making this instead of water, but vegetable broth also works great and helps to add in more flavor. You can also use bullion and water to DIY a broth.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 6g | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 44.6g | Protein: 10.8g | Fat: 6.1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.8g | Sodium: 467.3mg | Potassium: 484.3mg | Fiber: 4.6g | Sugar: 3.5g | Vitamin A: 206.3IU | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Calcium: 36.6mg | Iron: 1.5mg
    Author NicoleDurham
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
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