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Rice topped with Greek Yogurt

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You are probably wondering what kind of recipe this is or if this is a recipe at all.  Well, this easy one step recipe is so healthy, full of proteins, and carbohydrates and sooooo good for you. 

When we first moved to Greece, I stayed at my cousins house until we were settled in to our home.  My aunt asked me if I wanted to try some rice with yogurt for lunch, I wasn’t sure what it was but I knew it had to be tasty.. A couple of minutes later she handed me a bowl of rice and yogurt, I looked at it as if it was something  from out of this world.  My cousin on the other hand, took her bowl and started to combine the yogurt throughly into the rice.  I followed her lead and guess what; it was and still is seriously that good!!. 🙂 

Instead of just having a bowl of plain rice or a bowl of  plain yogurt try this wonderful simple, and yet tasty rice dish.  (I prefer brown rice with yogurt but wasn’t able to find any so I used white rice in my recipe). 

I have tweaked my aunt’s original recipe to make it a bit more tastier, and I do hope you enjoy it. 🙂

RICE TOPPED WITH GREEK YOGURT

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups White Rice
  • 1/2 cup of Chicken Broth or Vegetable Broth
  • 5 cups Water
  • 1 teaspoon Salt optional
  • 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil

Instructions
 

  • In a small sauce pan add water, chicken/vegetable broth & salt, boil until the water starts to bubble.
  • Add in the rice. (You can use whatever rice you like)
  • Add rice into boiling water, stir and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the rice.
  • Greek Yogurt
  • Drain rice and place back into the sauce pan, add olive oil, stir.
  • Serve in those beautiful bowls which I know that most of you do have because I have seen them hahahaha…and top off with a delicious tablespoon or two of yogurt..

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

27 Comments

  1. mistimaan
    March 28, 2018 at 6:24 am  ·  Reply

    Looks yummy

  2. Vero and Canito in the kitchen
    March 28, 2018 at 10:26 am  ·  Reply

    Very nice, Sophie! 🙂 Easy and delicious!

  3. Perdita Tinsel
    March 28, 2018 at 11:41 am  ·  Reply

    What a simple way to serve rice, sounds delicious.

  4. The Karavali Wok
    March 28, 2018 at 4:15 pm  ·  Reply

    Perfect comfort meal !! We do add some seasonings at times 🙂

  5. dtills
    March 28, 2018 at 11:01 pm  ·  Reply

    Everything with Greek yogurt tastes great! Good one Sophie😋

  6. a little Swiss, a little Canadian
    March 29, 2018 at 12:42 am  ·  Reply

    I would love to try this!😋😍

  7. jyo
    March 29, 2018 at 4:16 am  ·  Reply

    Absolutely a winner Sophie 💯

  9. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    March 29, 2018 at 9:00 pm  ·  Reply

    Yum! Yum! Yum!

  10. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    April 7, 2018 at 6:52 pm  ·  Reply

    wow who would have thought, rice, and Greek yogurt.

  11. mainepaperpusher
    April 12, 2018 at 4:45 pm  ·  Reply

    I would never have thought of this combination. Yum!

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