Rice Pilaf With Chickpeas and Lemon

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For a vegetarian version, usage h2o alternatively of chickenhearted broth, adhd astatine slightest 1/4 spoon brackish and treble the magnitude of citrus juice.

The flavors of this pilaf brace good with grilled oregon broiled chicken, lamb oregon pork.

From Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

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Servings: 6-8

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 mean saccharine onion, specified arsenic Vidalia oregon Maui, chopped into 1/4-inch dice (1 cup)
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 cupful earthy basmati rice
1 3/4 cups cooked chickpeas (if canned, usage a no-salt-added marque specified arsenic Eden)
2 cups low-sodium oregon homemade chickenhearted broth, preferably warmed
Finely grated zest and foodstuff from 1 citrus (1 spoon zest, 2 tablespoons of juice)
Leaves from 1/4 clump parsley, finely chopped (1/4 cup)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 8)

Calories
170
Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
32 g
Sodium
70 mg
Protein
6 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Published September 21, 2010

Updated March 13, 2026