Vegetable and Herb Wild Rice

Submitted by voodooinc

"This is my first recipe to post so I'll start with my most popular (either that or the people I serve it to are really polite) but it's also my favorite. What I like about this dish is that, as a main dish, it's a simple, surprisingly tasty setting it aside from many vegetarian dishes... speaking only as a meat eater (uuuummm, I'm gonna get in trouble for that one, huh?), and refreshing change from the usual (chicken, beef, pork or lamb). But give it a try and tell me what you think. Chow!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 16
• 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Then, stir in: olives, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and cooked, drained (if necessary) rice; continue to stir until flavors are combined.
4. Finally, remove rice from pan in to serving bowl, or plate, top with cheese and serve.
5. For Vegan option omit cheese or sub a Soy Cheese.

Reviews

[JBPo985]

Yummy! I saw this and made it as you said with only a few exceptions. I used a rice cooker so the whole dish took 45 min. to make, and I didn’t use “fresh” oregano or parsley... sorry! But I pretty much stayed to the recipe and it was wonderful! My husband tried it with me, and he’s not the most open person to new foods, and he loved it! The olives were a great touch! I agree that rice dishes can get to be boring but put this was wonderful! I think I’ve found a new home menu item. Thanks Voodoo!