Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts Recipe

Ingredients (11)

• Up to 4 cups of chicken or vegetable stock (vegetable stock for vegetarian option, gluten-free stock for gluten-free version), depending on the type of rice you are using, or a mixture of water and stock*
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 5 ounces shiitake, cremini, or button mushrooms, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups long grain white rice
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions or yellow onions
• 2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup (loosely packed) chopped arugula, watercress, or 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• * The amount of stock you use for this recipe is dependent on the type of rice you are using, and the cooking directions on the package of rice. For example, if your rice calls for 1 3/4 cups of liquid for 1 cup of rice, then use 3 1/2 cups of stock/water for the 2 cups of rice that this recipe calls for.: