Quinoa White Rice Pilaf with Orzo

Quinoa Rice pilaf is easy to make usually used as a side dish while you get the excellent benefits from Quinoa you also don’t miss the taste of rice.
Ingredients:
1/2 C Quinoa
1/2 C white rice
1 Tbsp Butter
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsps. Orzo
2 C water
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. 
Making:
Combine rice and quinoa in the bowls rinse thru strainer until clear water goes thru rice
Set aside.
Melt the butter and add olive oil on medium heat
Add orzo
Sauté orzo until it browns
Add salt and pepper
Add water and bring it to boiling point
Bring the heat down to minimum
Simmer the pilaf for 20 minutes.
Let the pilaf rest for 10 minutes after it cooked.
Serve next to meat or vegetable dishes.
9/30/2015
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