Rice Meldley Food

BROWN AND WILD RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In skillet or saucepan add both rices, chicken broth and salt, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile mince the shallot. Combine the spices of garlic powder, onion powder and cumin. At 30 minutes stir the spice mixture and shallot into the rice and quickly return the cover so as to not let too much steam out.
• Continue to cook for 10-15 minutes more or until the broth is mostly absorbed. Remove from heat, leave the lid on and let it continue to steam for 10 minutes.
• Fluff and add chopped toasted pecans (or pistachios), green onions (reserve some green onions to top dish at the very end, just for looks) and butter. Mix and then add salt and pepper to taste.

RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from the heat; add lemon juice. Fluff with a fork.

BEEF AND RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Place ground beef and onion in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Stir in water and rice. Season with beef bouillon and black pepper. Simmer 25 to 30 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Stir in diced tomatoes and green peppers. Simmer another 10 minutes, until green pepper is tender. Sprinkle top with cheese.

EASY VEGETABLE RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet.
• Add onion, carrot, celery, and red pepper; cook 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add broth; bring to a boil.
• Stir in rice and peas; cover.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• ****To save time, replace all the veggies with 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables or frozen broccoli florets and add them when you would have added the peas.

BROWN RICE ITALIAN MEDLEY

Steps:

• Prepare the rice according to the directions on the package.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium hear.
• Add asparagus and peppers and sauté 5 minutes or until crisp tender.
• Stir in pine nuts and rice and heat through.
• Season with salt and pepper and top with parmesan cheese is desired.

BISTRO BLEND RICE MEDLEY (MIX)

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a bowl and transfer to an airtight container.
• To prepare: Place 2 cups of filtered water and 1 cup of the rice/grain mix in a saucepan. (Note: stock or broth can replace the water, depending on your menu.).
• Bring water to boil, reduce heat and simmer 50 minutes.
• Once rice is cooked, remove pot from the burner and set aside, covered for 15 minutes.
• If desired, season with salt and pepper. If you want to stir in a little bit of extra virgin olive oil to the rice, be my guest.

VEGETABLE RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the rice,water,soup mix and salt; bring to a boil.
• Add the vegetables; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Cook until rice and vegetables are tender.