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Last Updated on October 21, 2022 by Jess

When my husband cooks, our plates look like this: protein, carb/starch, veggie. Separate piles. I am totally okay with that. He cooks some mean wild game and I dig a roasted potato. But when I cook, I’m a girl who loves all things that can go in a casserole dish. Case in point: Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf.

I cook for leftovers so that we can enjoy my favorite meals a few times a week or at least I can meal prep my lunches so they are thought out and healthy. (Who am I joking…as these kiddos of mine get older, I hardly get a second meal sometimes!) Enter rice pilaf. It’s flexible. It goes GREAT with chicken or a pork chop. I love that I can have it as a side and then toss my left over protein with it and it becomes a sort of rice bowl. I don’t know why, but it feels like a different meal to me when the protein is mixed in. And that’s okay 🙂

Here’s what we put together tonight to go with some chicken breasts that I did up super simple (searing hot cast iron with some rosemary olive oil, salt and pepper. Seared them on both sides and into the oven at 450 for 20 minutes.) I love a cast iron, but that’s a different blog post. Back to my simple rice pilaf…

Your ingredients:

1 cup brown rice, uncooked
1/2 cup wild rice, uncooked
3 1/2 cup chicken stock (regular or low sodium to suit your taste)–I actually use 3 1/2 cups water and use 1 tablespoon Orrington Farms Broth Base. It’s my go to!
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
1 tablespoon minced garlic, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt (I like coarse kosher salt)
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped broccoli, smaller, bite size pieces
1 cup diced carrots (about 1 large)
3/4-1 cup diced onion (about 1/2 large onion)
1 cup diced celery (about 2 stalks)

Your Steps to Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf

In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add sage, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 tablespoon garlic and both rices. Cover, lower to a simmer, and cook for 40-50 minutes, stirring periodically to check that you still have water. You want your rice to just be tender. Test it at 40 minutes. If it gets over cooked, it will be mush once you bake it.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Add onion, carrots, celery, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 tablespoon garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add broccoli and cook an additional 5 minutes, until vegetables have just become tender. Stir in cooked rice. I would test it here and see if you are happy with your salt and pepper levels (and heck, check the garlic while you’re at it). Pour rice/vegetable mixture into a greased casserole dish and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the rice just begins to crisp up on the top (That’s my favorite…I also like the corner brownie, it seems to be a trend).

Serve it up!

At our house, we serve rice pilaf most often with grilled or pan “fried” chicken breasts or boneless pork chops with a salad. I like to “sneak” extra veggies in wherever we can, so this pilaf does the trick! It reheats well and has all the colors, which is also a theme I go for. Let me know what you think! (PS…Sage not your thing? I also love to mix this up with rosemary and/or thyme. Like mushrooms, throw a 1/2 cup of those in too! That’s the beauty of this recipe, you can pick a seasoning mixture that you love.) I hope this recipe finds you cooking for those you love–Jess

Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf

Wild rice, brown rice, and your choice of vegetables combine in this wild rice and vegetable pilaf that fit for a side for any protein: chicken, pork, or wild game!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Servings

Ingredients

1 cup brown rice uncooked
1/2 cup wild rice uncooked
3 1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon pepper divided
1 tablespoon minced garlic divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped broccoli smaller, bite size pieces
1 cup diced carrots about 1 large
3/4-1 cup diced onion about 1/2 large onion
1 cup diced celery about 2 stalks

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add sage, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 tablespoon garlic and both rices. Cover, lower to a simmer, and cook for 40-50 minutes, stirring periodically to check that you still have water.
You want your rice to just be tender. Test it at 40 minutes. If it gets over cooked, it will be mush once you bake it.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Add onion, carrots, celery, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 tablespoon garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add broccoli and cook an additional 5 minutes, until vegetables have just become tender.
Stir in cooked rice. Taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.
Pour rice/vegetable mixture into a greased casserole dish and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the rice just begins to crisp up on the top. Serve.