Easy Brown Rice Side Dish

Name: Easy Brown Rice Side Dish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4-5 cups, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 medium onion, chopped small; 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced; 1 1/3 cups brown rice, jasmine variety; 14 1/2 ounces chicken broth (1 small can); 1/8-1/4 teaspoon turmeric; salt

Submitted by Nado2003

"I'm trying to eat more brown rice ....it's good for us. Trying to find ways to make brown rice appealing. I had sliced mushrooms in the frig and chicken broth. Put this together tonight before I went to yoga, when I came back the family ate almost the whole thing. My husband said he saved me about 1/3 cup. It's very easy to make, all in the rice cooker. Time to cook depends on your rice cooker."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 4-5 cups
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, chopped small
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 ¹⁄₃ cups brown rice, jasmine variety
14 ¹⁄₂ ounces chicken broth (1 small can)
¹⁄₈ - ¹⁄₄ teaspoon turmeric
salt

directions

Heat up rice cooker by turning it on and weighing it down with the lid or something heavy. (I have an old rice cooker, if I don't weigh it down, it turns itself off. Please make sure the rice cooker stays on the whole time you are cooking vegetables).
Add butter and melt.
Add onion, cook until cooked and look clear.
Add mushrooms, cook until soften and liquid is released.
Add rice and tumeric, stir to incorporate into mixture.
Add broth.
Restart the rice cooker (turn off and turn back on).
After rice cooker turns off, wait about 3 minutes and serve.
If not using a rice cooker, use a heavy bottom pan with a tight fitting lid. Cook butter and vegetables on medium high. Follow instructions until restart of the rice. Then.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low or very low.
Put lid on tight and steam for about 40 minutes. Do not open lid while cooking.

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Reviews

Very good recipe for side dish. Liked that it wasn't just plain old rice - had a little kick to it. Wasn't sure about quantity of rice or if it was already cooked. I used brown minute rice and added sauteed mushrooms, onions and a little green pepper to rice while it was cooking. I accidentally added a little bit too much turmeric but it would have been perfect if I would have used the amount listed in recipe. Served this with grilled lamb steaks - perfect meal!! Thanks!!

Sharon the Rocket