Oven-Baked Brown Rice With Mushrooms

• Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Butter and Onion:

• 3 tablespoons butter or olive oil
• ½ onion, chopped

Mushrooms and Garlic:

• 1½ cups coarsely chopped mushrooms (approx. 8-10 mushrooms)
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Rice:

• 1 cup brown basmati rice

Spices:

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• ¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon sage
• ⅛ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Stock:

• 2¼ cups chicken or vegetable stock

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Melt butter in a 2-quart stovetop-to-oven covered skillet or casserole dish on medium heat.
3. Add onions and cook until tender; 5 minutes.
4. Add mushrooms and garlic and cook until mushrooms are lightly browned; 5 to 8 minutes.
5. Add rice and spices and stir until incorporated.
6. Add broth.
7. Bring to a simmer; cover and transfer to oven.
8. Bake in the oven until the rice is tender and the stock is absorbed, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
9. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
10. Serve.

Comments

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Categorized in

• Side Dishes
• Rice
• Vegetarian

Recipe adapted from Joy of Cooking, by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker. New York: Scribner (1997).

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