Skye's Spinach Parmesan Rice. Mixing spinach into rice is a great way to incorporate a healthy vegetable into a side dish without compromising flavor or texture. Try this Parmesan Rice with Spinach recipe, or contribute your own. Change rice into a colorful and flavorful side dish by adding spinach and nutmeg.
Learn how to prepare this easy Spinach and Parmesan Rice recipe like a pro.
This Parmesan Spinach Rice is one of my favorite way to make it.
When ever I have extra spinach or find it on sale I use it up in this Add in rice and increase heat to high.
You can cook Skye's Spinach Parmesan Rice using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Skye's Spinach Parmesan Rice
- It's 10 oz of pkg frozen spinach (thawed and drained).
- Prepare 1 cup of cooked rice (can be white or brown rice).
- You need 1/2 of a small onion diced.
- It's 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
- It's 2 tbsp of butter.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
- It's 3 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.
- You need 1 of nutmeg (to taste).
- You need 1 of red pepper flake (to taste... I like mine a lil spicy).
- Prepare 1 of salt and pepper (to taste).
Instant rice cooks longer than usual to soak up the broth, cheese and Dijon mustard sauce. That's the key to this Saucy Spinach & Parmesan Rice Pilaf. My Favourite Rice Recipes I use spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and Swish chard (Beta vulgaris ssp. cicla), interchangeably, for cooking The addition of spinach, Parmesan and a splash of tomatoes to the basmati rice gave it an excellent combination of flavours. Garlic & Spinach Parmesan Rice—a fresh, fast, and easy side dish.
Skye's Spinach Parmesan Rice step by step
- in a small skillet, heat olive oil... add in your onion and garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. you only want to cook til lightly translucent not brown..
- add in the spinach and the nutmeg and red pepper flake. cook for just a few minutes til warmed through and to your desired texture for the spinach..
- now add in the butter and give it a good stir ... letting the butter melt..
- add in the parmesan cheese and rice ... mix well..
- you can serve this simple delicious side plain... or with a splash of your favorite hot sauce ... or with a spoon of plain yogurt... or sour cream. ooooh the possibilities. .. haha..
- for leftovers... if you have any. the next morning I used the leftovers for a post-run breakfast. I heated a tablespoon of olive oil in a small skillet... and slowly warmed up 1 cup of original recipe. to that I added 1/4 cup shredded ham and warmed that up... then cracked 1 large egg in and fried it all together for several minutes. plated it up with 1/4 cup of my favorite diced tomatoes and green chilies for a lil kick. just... YUM!.
And of course, the most important parts: It's loaded with flavor and it's a total breeze to make. The hot rice melts the cheese and warms up the spinach and garlic just enough. Featuring garlic parmesan whole grain rice & tons of flavor the whole family will love. Start with our classic Zatarain's® Garden District Kitchen Parmesan Garlic Brown Rice with White Beans as your base and end with a one-pot chicken and rice dish that will. This Parmesan Spinach Risotto recipe is about to become a new favorite!
