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
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!
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
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves , chopped + more, for garnish
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded
Instructions
- Use large, deep skillet or a large sauce pan.
- Add chicken broth, uncooked rice, ¼ 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 ½ 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 ½ cup of sun-dried tomatoes, drained of oil and chopped into smaller bites, chopped fresh basil (about 10 large leaves), and ½ 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
Nutrition Information
Parmesan, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Basil Rice
Amount per Serving
Calories
259
% Daily Value*
Fat
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Cholesterol
8
mg
3
%
Sodium
811
mg
35
%
Potassium
629
mg
18
%
Carbohydrates
45
g
15
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
10
g
20
%
Vitamin A
295
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
13.9
mg
17
%
Calcium
186
mg
19
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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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.