Brown Rice Hot Dish Recipe

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Dolores Kastello of Waukesha, Wisconsin enhances instant brown rice with celery, onion, mushrooms, seasonings and chopped pecans. With its stuffing-like flavor, this fluffy rice dish makes a perfect accompaniment for chicken or turkey.

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Brown Rice Hot Dish Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

10 25 35

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups instant brown rice
1 tablespoon butter, divided
1-1/2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms
1-1/4 cups finely chopped celery
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1-1/4 cups hot water
1/3 cup chopped pecans
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

In a nonstick skillet, saute rice in half of the butter until golden brown; transfer to a large bowl. In the same skillet, saute the mushrooms, celery and onion in remaining butter until tender; add to rice. Stir in the water, pecans, salt, marjoram, pepper, sage and thyme.
Transfer to a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork before serving. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2/3 cup) equals 149 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 340 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Brown Rice Hot Dish in Light & Tasty October/November 2003, p60

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Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2011 by rharkless

I had to omit the mushrooms and pecans due to picky people in who live here, but it still was very good. The pecans would make it better, though! I would make it again.