Baked Spinach Lemon Rice

Here is a different way to serve boring old brown rice. The nutritious grain is jazzed up with spinach, fresh mushrooms, feta cheese, garlic, and dill. Try this as a unique side dish for fish or chicken, or as a vegetarian main dish. Recipe is from Light and Tasty.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  small onion, chopped
• 1  cup  sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 2  cups cooked brown rice
• 10  ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 3  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dill weed
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄3 cup  crumbled feta cheese, divided

Directions

1. Saute onion, mushrooms, and garlic in oil until tender.
2. Stir in rice, spinach, lemon juice, salt, dill, and pepper.
3. Reserve 1 tablespoon cheese and stir remaining cheese into skillet; mix well.
4. Transfer to sprayed 8-inch square baking dish and sprinkle with reserved cheese.
5. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes; uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.