My Mom's Greek Lemon Rice

This is one addicting and flavorful rice. I followed the recipe as written and it's perfect. Thanks BlutoNYC!

I tried this recipe as a side for a honey garlic glazed salmon. The recipe does make fluffy rice... no question. But the lemon flavor was just not there.

If I make it again, I'd add some more lemon juice and a little more butter. That will (i think) give me a more traditional Greek Lemon Rice.

I've actually made variations of this very recipe for years. My favorite variations (though this original is my go-to as well): *Using canola oil instead of butter (since it's at the start, I like canola better than olive oil since it seems to fade into the background better). *Adding dried herbs with the broth (I like rosemary and thyme or just oregano with the lemon). *Adding garlic to or swapping it with the onion. *Deglazing with white wine before the broth and in place of the lemon juice. For me, any of these makes this dish almost enough for a midday meal (you could even add in shredded or chopped up chicken to really fill it out), and I almost never cook rice any other way (to turn it into a more subtle side dish, replace 1/3 to 1/2 the broth with water).

Cant get over how good this rice tastes! I would make it by itself and eat a whole bowl

So good and yet so simple! I will definitely do this again, thank you so much for sharing

I wanted more lemon flavor but it was tasty! I'll likely adjust the lemon next time I make it.

Perfect thank you!

This is awesome! Love this rice! I’m not sure I’ll ever make rice differently. We coupled this with the Habichuelas Guisadas and the Cuban Marinated Steak which are also on this site. A magical combination!

You don’t need to change a thing about this recipe. I have never cared for rice before, this recipe changed that! Amazing!

Loved it! Will make again and again!

Excellent rice. Enjoyed with chicken souvlakia and a Greek salad. Thanks for the excellent recipe!