Parmesan, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Basil Rice – Mediterranean recipe that’s ready in 30 minutes! It’s light, flavorful, colorful, and perfect for the Summer!
This easy rice recipe is a perfect side dish for grilled meats, fish, and it’s gluten free!
I love sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and Parmesan. All these ingredients combine really well with rice. I used Jasmine rice as it has the best texture for this kind of dish: light and fluffy.
Enjoy this easy recipe!
Parmesan, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Basil Rice
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Parmesan, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Basil Rice - Mediterranean recipe that's ready in 30 minutes! It's light, flavorful, colorful, and perfect for the Summer!
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 259 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 cup Jasmine rice , uncooked, or use any rice that says on the package that it takes 15 minutes to cook it
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves , chopped + more, for garnish
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Use large, deep skillet or a large sauce pan.
- Add chicken broth, uncooked rice, 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to boil. Mix everything well. Reduce the heat to simmer. Cover the skillet with the lid. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, covered, on low boiling simmer, until the rice is cooked through. If the rice absorbs all of the broth but is still tough, add about 1/2 cup water to the rice, cover with lid, and cook on low simmer until all water is absorbed, and the rice is cooked and tender in texture.
- Remove the skillet from heat. Add 1/2 cup of sun-dried tomatoes, drained of oil and chopped into smaller bites, chopped fresh basil (about 10 large leaves), and 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese to the skillet with rice. Mix everything. Taste, and add more salt or olive oil from the sun-dried tomato jar, to taste.
- Garnish with more fresh basil.
Nutrition Facts
Parmesan, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Basil Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 8mg3%
Sodium 811mg35%
Potassium 629mg18%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 295IU6%
Vitamin C 13.9mg17%
Calcium 186mg19%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Great flavor! Served with grilled chicken and Greek salad.
This is delicious!! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you so much! 🙂
This came out perfect. Fast for a weeknight. Flavorful and still light. Love it!
Thank you! So glad you liked it! 🙂
Can you substitute fresh tomatoes? If so how much? Looks amazing!!!
I don’t think this recipe will taste the same with fresh tomatoes. It will be too mushy. Also, sun-dried tomatoes have very distinctive, concentrated flavor, which would be missing if you use fresh tomatoes.
I just made this. It’s excellent. I made one little change, I sautéed up some boneless chicken thighs in the pan before I put the rice in, when they were done I took them out and cooked the rice, when the rice was done I added them back in and all of the other ingredients, it was unbelievable !
I made this today and it is delicious! I served it with pork roast, green beans and bakery rustic bread. Very pleasant flavor. I cleaned my cupboard and even found my Jasmine rice.
Julia,
This looks wonderfully tempting! Thanks for always sharing such beautiful and easy to make recipes.