Browned Rice with Peas

Submitted by Bev I Am

"This recipe is so good you will want to save it for company, but don't! Your family deserves to be pampered! This is a very simple recipe that will remind you of fried rice and full of rich flavor! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 2 1⁄2 cups boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup sliced mushrooms, drained
• 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed
• 8 ounces canned water chestnuts, drained and diced
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In dry skillet, brown rice, stirring often.
3. Turn into a 1 1/2 qt casserole; add water and stir with fork to separate grains.
4. Cover and bake for 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
5. Meanwhile in skillet, over low heat, melt butter, add onion and mushrooms and saute, then remove from heat; add peas, chestnuts and soy sauce.
6. Add to rice and blend gently.
7. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
8. Hint: Add 1 TBS oil, butter or margarine to rice before boiling to make grains separate and rice will never stick to pan.

Reviews

[TasteTester]

What a delicious, tasty dish. I made it exactly as written except for using chicken broth instead of water. Browning the rice gave it a slightly nutty flavor which added another layer of flavor. Everyone loved it, and it will become a part of our permanent collection. The only change I'll make is to reduce the amount of butter used to saute the onions and mushrooms. For my taste, using a whole stick was just too buttery, so I'm going to try using half a stick next time. Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe, Bev.

 

[E.A.4957]

Wonderful! We loved this! I made the recipe exactly as stated and did not change a thing. Next time I might try adding a few carrots for color, but other than that, It was just perfect!! Thanks so much for posting!

 

[Lavender Lynn]

Very easy and tasty. This made a good lunch for 3 of us. Made with chicken broth for the water. Made for Gimme 5.

 

[petlover]

wonderful- everyone loved this- i made this with canned mushrooms and extra onion- great-thanks for this tasty recipe.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

delicious rice, I sauteed an onion with 2 tablespoons fresh garlic after browning the rice, and used chicken broth in place of the water to cook the rice in, also added in some dried chili flakes for heat, thanks for sharing hon!...Kitten