White Fluffy Rice with Flavor

How many time have you tried the white rice at restaurant or dinner event and thought it was bland?  It tastes like rice boiled in water, because it basically was rice boiled in water.  Boring!  This fluffy white rice is full of delicious flavor from the chicken stock, butter, onions, and seasoning.

A bowl of steaming hot and flavorful fluffy white rice.

This is the white rice you will want to use with a variety of dishes, such as my Greek Garlic Lemon Chicken, or my Teriyaki Chicken Skewers.  It’s also a great side for my Baked BBQ Salmon and my Baked Honey Dill Salmon.

Breakfast Rice

This Fluffy White Rice is also great for breakfast.  I always look forward to having leftover rice so I can make a yummy breakfast out of it.  You can use a variety of egg dishes, but it goes especially well with some eggs over easy or medium.  Basically you want the egg whites to be firm enough but the egg yolks runny enough to soak into the rice.  Oh, yum!

How to make Fluffy White Rice:

Melt the butter in a pot or casserole dish.  Add the diced yellow onion.  Cook the onion on low-medium heat, until the onions begin to soften.

Add the rice and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.  Toasting up the rice like this gives it extra depth and allows it to soak up all the delicious flavor from the butter.  This step is often used when making Risotto.

Next, pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil.

Lower the heat to low-medium and add the salt and pepper.  Cook for 20 to 22 minutes or until done to your liking.

Enjoy!

A bowl of steaming hot and flavorful fluffy white rice.

If you enjoyed this rice dish, then you’ll love:

• Enchilada Rice
• Oyster Rice
• Chicken with Rice (Arroz con Pollo)
• Leftover Rice Breakfast

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Fluffy White Rice with Flavor

Keyword fluffywhiterice, whiterice, whitericewithflavor

Ingredients

• 5 Tablespoons Butter
• 2/3 Cup Diced Sweet Yellow Onion
• 2 Cups White Rice Notes: 1) Do not use quick cooking, 2) I use Uncle Ben's Original.
• 2 Teaspoons Salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper (If you can find white pepper, it makes for a nice, clean look)
• 4-1/2 Cups Chicken Stock or Broth (do not use low fat)

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a pot or casserole dish.  Add the diced yellow onion.  Cook the onion on low-medium heat, until the onions begin to soften.

2. Add the rice and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.

3. Pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil.

4. Lower the heat to low-medium and add the salt and pepper.  Cook for 20 to 22 minutes or until done.