Brown Rice Pilaf USDA Recipe for Schools

Age Group: Ages 6-18
Serving Size: 50-100
Brown Rice Pilaf is a tasty and colorful medley that combines brown rice with bell peppers, spinach, herbs, spices, and dried cranberries.
NSLP/SBP CREDITING INFORMATION
¹⁄2 cup (No. 8 scoop) provides ¹⁄8 cup red/orange vegetable, ¹⁄8 cup dark green vegetable, and 1 oz equivalent grains.
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Instructions
 

  • Place onions, peppers, and garlic in a food processor. Blend ingredients until minced. Place onion mixture in a medium stock pot uncovered over medium heat for 1 minute.
  • Add salt, pepper, celery salt, mushrooms, and thyme. Continue cooking 1 additional minute, stirring constantly.
  • Add chicken broth and tomato paste to onion mixture. Stir well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir occasionally. Set aside for step 5.
  • Place 1 qt brown rice (1 lb 9 oz) in each steam table pan (12" x 20" x 4").
    For 50 servings, use 2 pans.
    For 100 servings, use 4 pans.
  • Pour 2 qt 1 cup (about 4 lb 10 oz) chicken broth mixture in each steam table pan. Stir. Cover pans tightly.
  • Bake:
    Conventional oven: 350 °F for 45 minutes.
    Convection oven: 350 °F for 40 minutes.
  • Critical Control Point: Heat to 165 °F or higher for at least 15 seconds.
  • Remove rice from oven. Set aside for step 9.
  • Combine spinach, cranberries, and parmesan cheese 2¹⁄2 cups in a large bowl. Fold 1 qt 1 cup (about 15 oz) spinach mixture into rice.
  • Critical Control Point: Hold for hot service at 135 °F or higher.
  • Garnish with parsley.
  • Portion with No. 8 scoop (¹⁄2 cup).

Nutrition INFORMATION

Nutrition Facts
Brown Rice Pilaf USDA Recipe for Schools
Amount Per Serving 0 ¹⁄2 cup (No. 8 scoop)
Calories 150 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 2mg1%
Sodium 187mg8%
Potassium 132mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 29g10%
Dietary Fiber 3g13%
Total Sugars 6g7%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin D 0IU0%
Calcium 44mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
*
*Marketing Guide
50 Servings:
Mature onions: 1 lb 2 oz
Fresh green bell peppers: 1 lb 4 oz
Mushrooms: 8 oz
Spinach: 1 lb
100 Servings:
Mature onions: 2 lb 4 oz
Fresh green bell peppers: 2 lb 8 oz
Mushrooms: 1 lb
Spinach: 1 lb

Notes

*See Marketing Guide for purchasing information on foods that will change during preparation or when a variation of the ingredients is available.
Yield / Volume
50 Servings:
About 12 6 oz
About 1 gal 2 qt ⅔ cup/2 steam table pans (12" x 20" x 4")
100 Servings:
About 24 lb 12 oz
About 3 gal 1¹⁄3 cups/4 steam table pans (12" x 20" x 4")