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EASY RICE BAKE RECIPE guidelines
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Super delicious and a stunning crowd pleaser. Great for family style meals, big batch meal prep our hungry crowds.
What is important in this recipe is the ratio of rice to liquid, covering and oven heating.
Ideally the ratio is 2 cups rice with a total of 4 cups liquid. Remember that. Getting all the mise en place ready for assembling before oven part makes it super simple.
You could easily sub pre-cut frozen veg and store bought veg broth for quick and easy.
Add whatever veg you like – be mindful of timing each veg might take to cook. This can easily be done WFPB SOS if desired.
Yes, you can freeze for leftovers later. Adjust as desired just make sure to account for the rice to liquid ratio and take into account the veg added.
If you want more protein add tofu, tempeh, seitan or more beans, lentils, nutritional yeast etc.
You got this!
EASY RICE AND VEG BAKE:
Oven temp 350f / 185 f
2 cups basmati rice (Jasmine works too or quick cook brown rice)
1 can chickpeas with liquid
Broth and Veg:
3 cups water
1 leek, sliced and washed
½ fresh corn from 2 cobs, save cobs
4 celery sticks, diced
1 onion, diced
4 medium carrots, diced
Veg Bouillon, to taste
Olive oil (optional)
2 tablespoons Tomato paste – for frying before adding veg
Veg toppers:
1 red onion, cut into sections
2 medium courgette/summer squash, zucchini
200g green beans, handful, diced
2 TBS vegan butter (optional)
2 red peppers, roasted
Smashed seasonings: toasted
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
½ teaspoon white pepper corns
2 dried chilies
Toast, smash and add.
Use powdered seasonings and skip the toasting if you don’t have whole, it’ll still be good.
Make the broth, strain, save the veg, save the broth and let cool.
Cut and prep all the veg toppers (optional) if you don’t prep them as in the video cut them smaller and add to dish before adding to the oven. Or use frozen veg
Play with ingredients, make it your own and enjoy!
EASY RICE BAKE RECIPE guidelines
want to work with me, let's chat: dereksarno.com
Super delicious and a stunning crowd pleaser. Great for family style meals, big batch meal prep our hungry crowds.
What is important in this recipe is the ratio of rice to liquid, covering and oven heating.
Ideally the ratio is 2 cups rice with a total of 4 cups liquid. Remember that. Getting all the mise en place ready for assembling before oven part makes it super simple.
You could easily sub pre-cut frozen veg and store bought veg broth for quick and easy.
Add whatever veg you like – be mindful of timing each veg might take to cook. This can easily be done WFPB SOS if desired.
Yes, you can freeze for leftovers later. Adjust as desired just make sure to account for the rice to liquid ratio and take into account the veg added.
If you want more protein add tofu, tempeh, seitan or more beans, lentils, nutritional yeast etc.
You got this!
EASY RICE AND VEG BAKE:
Oven temp 350f / 185 f
2 cups basmati rice (Jasmine works too or quick cook brown rice)
1 can chickpeas with liquid
Broth and Veg:
3 cups water
1 leek, sliced and washed
½ fresh corn from 2 cobs, save cobs
4 celery sticks, diced
1 onion, diced
4 medium carrots, diced
Veg Bouillon, to taste
Olive oil (optional)
2 tablespoons Tomato paste – for frying before adding veg
Veg toppers:
1 red onion, cut into sections
2 medium courgette/summer squash, zucchini
200g green beans, handful, diced
2 TBS vegan butter (optional)
2 red peppers, roasted
Smashed seasonings: toasted
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
½ teaspoon white pepper corns
2 dried chilies
Toast, smash and add.
Use powdered seasonings and skip the toasting if you don’t have whole, it’ll still be good.
Make the broth, strain, save the veg, save the broth and let cool.
Cut and prep all the veg toppers (optional) if you don’t prep them as in the video cut them smaller and add to dish before adding to the oven. Or use frozen veg
Play with ingredients, make it your own and enjoy!
