Health Nut Brown Rice

"Not a clue where I got this recipe. It makes for a nice change of pace and goes well with either chicken or fish."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Add the rice to the broth, bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat, cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and cook for 50 minutes.
  • Allow the rice to sit covered for 10 minutes.
  • When the rice is almost done, cook the carrot and zucchini in olive oil for 2 minutes.
  • Add sunflower kernnels, almonds and pepper flakes.
  • Cook over medium-high heat until the almonds are browned.
  • Add rice and parsley; stir until heated.

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Reviews

  1. Even not having every ingredient on hand, it was still delicious! I didn't have zucchini, so used 1/2 cup finely diced celery and about 1/4 cup diced onion in addition to the grated carrot. I doubled the sunflower seeds. I also didn't have red pepper flakes on hand, so missed out on the heat. That said, it was really good! It had a great crunchy texture; the rice was nice and fluffy--not gooey. Because I am not a health nut, I added 2 tablespoons of butter in with the rice and broth. We also salted at table-it is a lower salt recipe. As I was making it, I thought raisins or other dried fruit would be good also. Paula G, thanks for another super recipe! We eat a lot of brown rice and I will be making this often!
     
  2. I thought this was really good. I liked the additions to jazz up plain brown rice. I like that there isn't any butter or extra, unneeded fat added to it. I added a little chopped onion and a dash of garlic powder. I'll definitely make this again.
     
  3. I made this tonight to go with Pineapple Chicken. Love the veggies and nuts. I'll probably add a little garlic and onion next time.
     
  4. Yummy! Yummy! Yummy! I made this to go with recipe#392155#392155 and I am soooo glad I did. Delicious! I did use Texmati Royal Blend Rice (white, brown, red and wild rice) and added some diced onion and garlic along with fresh parsley. Definately going into my Favorites of 2012. I could believe that DH ate it all and wanted more. Thank you for posting!
     
  5. Delicious! I used 3 c. instant brown rice, 1 c. each carrots & zucchini, handful each of seeds & almonds, & 2 lg. cloves garlic. Revised: this time I used 1 c. long grain brown rice, 1/2 shredded zucchini, a little chopped celery, 1 clove garlic, almonds, and seeds and my hubby said he liked it :) Kids didn't, but they change their mind everytime!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Super recipe. I actually doubled the recipe to make it a main dish for four people. I didn't have red pepper flakes and used sesame seeds instead of the sunflower seeds, but other than that I followed the recipe exactly. I got gobbled up in no time, and I feel like maling some more for myself tonight! Thanks for a great recipe!
     
  2. What a wonderful recipe. It turned out great! A keeper in my books. Didn't have zucchini last time I made it, so used raisins instead. They go perfectly with the carrots.
     

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