Budget recipes
Tuna and herb pilaf for $6.70
Tuna and herb pilaf for $6.70
INGREDIENTS
30g butter
4 green onions, sliced
1 cup long-grain rice
1½ cups hot chicken stock
425g can tuna in brine or oil,
Drained, flaked
1 cup frozen peas
½ cup chopped parsley
¼ cup dill leaves
Juice 1 lemon
Lemon wedges, to serve
METHOD
- Melt butter in a large saucepan on medium. Saute onion for 1 minute.
- Increase heat to high and stir in rice. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until well coated in butter.
- Stir in stock. Cook, covered, for 12-15 minutes. Remove lid and, using a fork, stir tuna and peas through. Cook, covered, for a further 3-5 minutes, until peas are cooked and tuna has warmed through.
- Gently stir herbs through rice with juice and season to taste. Accompany with lemon wedges.
Top tipUse canned salmon in place of tuna and accompany with a salad, if liked.
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