Fruity Rice Casserole

Mirj's Note:

One of the easiest and most delicious recipes I have ever found.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 (15 ½ ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice
• 8 ounces tofu , large dice (optional)
• 1 -2 yam , peeled and sliced
• 2 carrots , peeled and sliced
• ¼ cup raisins (optional)
• 1 apple , diced
• cinnamon
• salt
• pepper , for sprinkling (pumpkin pie spice is good too)
• 2 cups water

Directions:

1. Lightly oil a covered casserole (if you forget, you will hate this recipe).
2. Put ingredients into dish in order listed.
3. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours or longer.
4. There are a lot of options to this dish: It can easily be doubled.
5. Add a diced onion after the pineapple and change the seasoning to curry and garam masala, for Indian flavor.
6. If you don't have pineapple, fruit cocktail will do, as will peaches, or any other canned fruit.
7. Yams can easily become winter squash.
8. Prunes work well, as do dried apricots.
9. Feel free to experiment.
10. This recipe is a starting point for your imagination.

Reviews

[Sallyanne]

This was really good, different, but good. I liked it even better cold the next day. I decreased the water to 1 1/2 cups. I cooked it for 1 1/2 hours at 350, then 1/2 more at 400, and the rice was just about right.

[Pebs]

I made this recipe twice and both times it came out lovely! I baked it the first time and cooked it on the stove the second time, both times were a success. I ommited the yam, the tofu for guests who would not touch it, and the apple. I substituted prunes for raisins, grated the carrot, added onions. Even my husband, who detests cinnamon, is a fan. I liked the fact that there is no oil or marg. in it and that it is so easy to make! Definitely a winner.