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.
Look so good! Can I cook it ahead of time and reheat it?
This is such a wonderful recipe! So flavorful! I made it with chicken breasts stuffed with artichokes, mozzarella, basil, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. It was the perfect compliment!
This looks lovely! Do you think this recipe would go well with rack of lamb?
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.