How To Cook Brown Rice Perfectly and Zucchini and Garlic Brown Rice
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Author: Olga's Flavor Factory
Recipe type: Sides
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
Oven Baked Brown Rice:
1½ cups long grain brown rice
1 Tablespoon butter or oil
2⅓ cups boiling water
½ teaspoon salt
Zucchini and Garlic Brown Rice Addition:
½ - 1 Tablespoon olive oil or butter
1 onion, minced
1 medium zucchini, grated
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
salt, ground black pepper, to taste
2 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Spread the rice out in an 8 inch square baking dish. Add the butter, boiling water and salt on top of the rice.
Cover the baking dish with a lid or foil and bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven.
Fluff with a fork. Don't mash it all up with a big wooden spoon. The trick here is to fluff. With a fork.
While the rice is baking, prep the rest of the ingredients.
During the last 15 minutes of baking, heat the oil in a skillet. Add the onion, season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat until the onions are tender and starting to turn lightly golden.
Add the grated zucchini, season with salt and pepper and cook for another 3-5 minutes. The zucchini should still be vibrantly green.
Clear a space in the middle of the skillet, add a little bit of oil and add the minced garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds, stirring it around. Mix the garlic in with the zucchini and onion.
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Recipe by Olga's Flavor Factory at https://www.olgasflavorfactory.com/recipes/healthy/zucchini-garlic-brown-rice/