Wehani Rice With Garden Vegetables

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Wehani rice
  • 1 3/4 cups water plus
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon onion or mushroom food base (optional) (available in natural-food stores)
  • 2 cups fresh seasonal vegetables or more
  • 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Place rice in fine-mesh strainer and rinse under cold water; drain well.

Transfer rice to rice cooker bowl. Add water and food base if using; stir. Close lid and set on regular/brown rice cycle. About 10 minutes before rice cycle is completed, add vegetables on top of rice and continue cooking.

When machine switches to keep-warm cycle, let rice and vegetables sit about 10 minutes. Serve with sprinkling of cheese.

This recipe yields 2 to 3 servings.

Per Serving: 330 Cal; 10g Prot; 3g Total Fat (2 Sat. Fat); 64g Carb.; 5mg Chol; 150mg Sod.; 3g Fiber.