Easy & Delicious White Rice with Peas and Carrots | What's Kay Cook'N

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: water

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Water is calorie-free and chicken broth is often cheaper.

Wash the rice under running water 2-4 times until the water runs clear, using your hands to smoosh it up and dumping the water out each time.

In a pot, melt some butter and add chopped onion, then add minced garlic, salt, and black pepper; cook until the onions are translucent.

Add frozen peas and carrots to the pot, along with some thyme, vegetable bouillon, and optional lemon juice.

Stir to combine the mixture and set it aside.

Add the mixture to the rice in a rice cooker and stir to combine.

Add a couple more tablespoons of butter to the rice mixture for moisture.

Cook the rice in the rice cooker until done.

Serve the finished dish.

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