Jennis Italian Farro Pilaf

This is a versatile dish. Substitute rice for farro if needed (though farro is worth hunting for) or add a pound of meat (diced chicken works well) to make this a main dish for 4.

Step: 1

Bring farro, chicken bouillon, and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until farro is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain any excess water.

Step: 2

Cook and stir sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms with basil in a skillet over medium heat until mushrooms are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add squash and cook until tender, about 10 more minutes. Cook and stir farro with squash mixture until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle farro pilaf with Parmesan cheese.

Per Serving: 162 calories; protein 7.5g; carbohydrates 29.6g; fat 3.8g; cholesterol 2.9mg; sodium 101.1mg.

The most obvious way to choose a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and choose more different. When you’re making pasta, make sure for a simple vegetable . Making steak? Go for something light. If you’re making stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to adjust with make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can make to cooking process . You don’t want to push more often your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the stovetop . But often you can make a dish do double-duty .