Vegetable Brown Rice

Vegetable Brown Rice

This Vegetable Brown Rice is a side dish that can pass as a light vegan lunch. It’s packed with vegetables that are cooked and mixed with the rice. I used a brown rice mix from Trader Joes because it comes mixed with daikon radish seeds and I love the added texture but can easily be made with just plain brown rice.  Besides the beautiful mix of colors, each vegetable adds it’s own distinct flavor.  This is excellent for vegans or can be served as a side with beef or chicken

I baked the rice in the oven to minimize clean up. See note below.

The ingredients

Add rice mix to a pan with water, oil and salt. I used slightly more than a 1:1 ratio.

Cooked rice

Saute scallions and garlic

Add carrots and then peppers

Add spinach, a handful at a time

Cooked veggies

Mix with rice

Vegetable Brown Rice

 

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Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked brown rice (see note)
• 1 bunch scallions sliced thin
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 3 colored peppers diced
• 2 bags fresh spinach or 6 cups
• Olive oil for sautéing
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Add scallions to a large frying pan with olive oil
2. Saute for 5 minutes on medium heat
3. Add garlic and saute until fragrant
4. Add carrots and cook until carrots begin to caramelize. You may need to add more oil to the pan in between adding the vegetables.
5. Add peppers and cook until they begin to soften
6. Add spinach one handful at a time to avoid overflowing the pan
7. As soon as the spinach wilts add more.
8. When all the spinach is finished cooking, add the vegetables to a large bowl with rice.
9. Season with salt and toss

Notes

To cook rice in the oven, I use slightly more than a 1:1 ratio of water to rice and then I add a bit of olive oil and salt. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375. Starting checking the pan after 35 minutes to see if it's done

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