Basmati Pilaf with Vermicelli and Onions

This is a version of arroz con fidellos (rice with pasta). Fidellos is a thin Sephardic pasta similar to angel hair or vermicelli.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)

Ingredients

• 5  teaspoons  olive oil
• 3/4  cup  chopped Rio or other sweet onion
• 2  cups  uncooked basmati rice
• 3/4  cup  (2 ounces) uncooked vermicelli, broken into 2-inch pieces
• 3  cups  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4  cup  chopped green onions

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350º.

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add 3/4 cup sweet onion; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add basmati rice and pasta; cook 2 minutes or until rice is opaque, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken broth, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Cover and bake at 350º for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 15 minutes. Uncover; stir in parsley and green onions.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

140 (19% from fat)

Fat:

3g (sat 0.4g,mono 2.1g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

3.1g

Carbohydrate:

25.2g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.6mg

Sodium:

289mg

Calcium:

10mg