Vegetable and Herb Wild Rice
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Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup wild rice
- 1 cup brown rice or 1 cup long grain white rice
- 3 -4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 1⁄2 red bell peppers, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 green bell peppers, chopped
- 3 -5 cocktail olives, halved with pimento removed
- 4 large mushrooms, sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced or cut up
- 3 -4 tablespoons green onions, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (us garlic lovers may wanna double that)
- 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper, to taste
- 6 ounces cheddar cheese (optional) or 6 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded, to taste (optional)
Directions
- Bring water to a boil in a medium pan; stir in wild rice, cook for 35 min then add white rice cook for another 35 min or until tender.
- In a large frying pan, cook: bell peppers in hot oil for a minute or two then add mushrooms, tomato, onion and garlic until peppers are only slightly crisp.
- Then, stir in: olives, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and cooked, drained (if necessary) rice; continue to stir until flavors are combined.
- Finally, remove rice from pan in to serving bowl, or plate, top with cheese and serve.
- For Vegan option omit cheese or sub a Soy Cheese.
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