Brown Rice Gratin Recipes

SIMPLE SHORT-GRAIN BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan with a tight fitting lid, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cover, and cook for 50 minutes. Please don't lift the lid to give a peek or stir or the rice will not cook evenly.
• Remove pan from the heat and let the rice sit, covered, for 10 minutes?{once again, no peeking. Fluff with a fork and serve.
• Over medium-high heat, let the water steam the vegetables until warmed through, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir into hot rice just after fluffing it with a fork.

ZUCCHINI RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.
• Cook rice according to package instructions.
• While rice cooks, toss zucchini with 1 tablespoon oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a shallow baking pan. Toss tomatoes with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in another baking pan.
• Roast zucchini in upper third of oven and tomatoes in lower third, turning vegetables once halfway through roasting, until tender and light golden, about 10 minutes for tomatoes; 20 minutes for zucchini. Leave oven on.
• Meanwhile, cook onion and garlic with 1/2 teaspoon salt in 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir together onion mixture, cooked rice, eggs, thyme, 1/4 cup cheese, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Spread half of rice mixture in a shallow 2-quart baking dish, then top with half of zucchini. Spread remaining rice mixture over zucchini, then top with remaining zucchini. Top with tomatoes and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake in upper third of oven until set and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

EASY OVEN BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place rice, salt, and butter in a casserole dish that has a cover. Pour boiling water over rice; stir.
• Cover and bake in preheated oven until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven, fluff with fork, and serve hot.

BROWN RICE VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a greased 3-qt. baking dish, combine the broth, rice, 1 cup onion, soy sauce, butter and thyme. Cover and bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until rice is tender., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, garlic and remaining onion in oil until crisp-tender; spoon over rice mixture. , Cover and bake for 10 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cashews and cheese if desired. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

BASIC LONG-GRAIN BROWN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid, over medium heat. Add the rice and lemon peel and cook, stirring, until slightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Stir in the water and add salt to taste, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until all the water has been absorbed by the rice, about 45 minutes. Please don't lift the lid to give a peek or stir or the rice will not cook evenly.
• Remove the pan from the heat and let the rice sit, covered, for 10 minutes?{once again, no peeking. Fluff with a fork, season with salt and pepper and serve.

BROCCOLI & RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 In a large fry pan, melt butter.
• Add onion and garlic and cook for 1 min over med heat.
• Add thyme, rice, and flour, stirring for 1 minute Pour in chicken broth, stir and bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute Remove from heat.
• Stir in broccoli, milk and parm cheese.
• Mix well and pour into a buttered 6 cup casserole dish.
• Cover and bake for 35 min or until tender.
• Meanwhile, to make crumb topping, toss together all ingredients and set aside.
• Remove casserole from oven, stir in lemon zest and sprinkle with crumb topping.
• Broil for 1 to 2 min until golden.

RICE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Toss rice with 1 cup cheese.
• Spoon into buttered baking dish; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Meanwhile, melt butter, stir in curry powder, add bread crumbs, and brown lightly.
• Remove rice from oven.
• Sprinkle with curried crumbs.

BEECHER'S KALE AND BROWN RICE GRATIN WITH SMOKED CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a small saucepan then add rice.
• Cover then turn heat down to medium-low and cook until rice is tender, 35-40 minutes.
• Remove from heat then set aside with the lid on for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat olive oil in a large, non-,stick skillet over medium heat then add onions and a dash of salt.
• Stir to coat then cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden brown and very tender, 25-30 minutes.
• Add garlic and kale, season with salt and pepper, and then cook until kale is tender, 3-4 minutes.
• Scoop mixture into a large bowl then set aside.
• In the same skillet melt butter then sprinkle in flour and whisk to incorporate.
• Cook for 30 seconds then slowly pour in milk while whisking constantly to avoid lumps.
• Season with salt and pepper then turn heat up slightly to bring to a bubble and then turn heat back down to medium and cook until thickened and bubbly, stirring often, 5-6 minutes.
• Remove from heat then gradually stir in 1/2 cup of each cheese until melted and smooth.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees then spray a 9×12″ or 8×8″ baking dish very well with nonstick spray.
• Add cooked rice and cheese sauce to kale mixture in the bowl then mix to combine. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish then sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until dark golden brown on top.
• Let sit for 10-15 minutes (or longer!) before serving.

BROWN RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook the rice in a saucepan of boiling, lightly salted water for 20 minutes. Drain well.
• Lightly grease a square baking dish with 1 Tablespoon butter or margarine.
• Heat the remaining 2 T butter or margarine in a skillet. Add the onion and cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until soft and translucent.
• Add the garlic, carrot, zucchini, and corn, cook stirring constantly for additional 5 minutes.
• Mix the rice with sunflower seeds and mixed herbs and stir into the pan.
• Stir in half of the mozzarella cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared dish and top with the bread crumbs and remaining cheese.
• Bake in oven for about 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese has begun to turn golden, serve immediately.