Parmesan Asparagus Rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup uncle ben's® basmati rice - cooks in 10 minutes
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 small sweet onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup chopped fresh asparagus
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins Ready Time: 22 mins


• melt 2 tablespoon butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir onion until softened and turning translucent, about 1 minute. add garlic and cook for another minute. stir in the rice, asparagus, and stock. cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
• stir occasionally to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan. continue cooking until the rice is tender, about 10 minutes.
• turn off the heat and gently stir in the parmesan cheese and remaining butter. serve immediately.