Mushroom Spinach Swiss Brown Rice Patties Recipes

MUSHROOM AND BROWN RICE VEGGIE BURGER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pan. Add mushrooms, garlic, and a pinch of salt and sauté until mushrooms are softened and excess water has cooked off, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Combine ground flaxseed, Parmesan, chickpeas, dates, parsley, egg, fennel seeds, tahini, tamari, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a food processor. Pulse to combine well and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Once mushrooms are at room temperature, add them, along with pan juices, to the bowl along with rice and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes or up to 1 day. If the mixture seems too wet to form into a patty, stir in 1-2 tablespoons oats.
• Preheat oven to 475° with rack in upper third.
• Form the mixture into 6 patties, each 1" thick. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the patties with space in between. Bake until toasted, 14-18 minutes.
• Warm oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add shallots and a pinch of salt and sauté until edges begin to brown, 5-7 minutes. Set aside.
• After removing the patties from the oven, toast the English muffins. Put a swipe of hummus on each muffin half and assemble by layering patty, avocado, arugula, and shallots.

MUSHROOM, SPINACH & SWISS BROWN RICE PATTIES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until slightly softened, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute, stirring often.
• Add chopped mushrooms to pan and cook until they begin to release water. Sprinkle with thyme and salt. Cook, stirring often until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Stir in spinach and cook until completely wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add brown rice to the skillet and stir to combine. Reduc
• Sprinkle grated swiss over the rice mixture, and stir until the cheese is melted. {You should see stringy melted cheese as you stir.} Cool until it is a comfortable temperature for handling.
• Meanwhile, place breadcrumbs into a bowl or on a small plate. Prepare a small baking pan by lining with parchment paper or foil sprayed with a bit of oil.
• Using a 1/2 cup measuring cup, scoop out a portion of the rice mixture and shape into a ball, then gently flatten into a patty.
• Carefully place patty in the breadcrumbs and press down a bit to adhere, then flip and repeat.* Place onto prepared baking pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour.

SAUTEED SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saute pan or skillet (not nonstick) over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes (do not let the garlic brown). Push the garlic off to the side of the pan and add the mushrooms. Increase the heat to medium high and season the mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are cooked through and begin to become golden in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the spinach, sprinkle with an additional pinch of salt and turn with tongs until wilted. (If you can't fit all the spinach in the pan, cover it for a few minutes, then uncover, stir and add the rest.) Transfer to a serving platter, drizzle with the vinegar and serve warm.

BROWN RICE WITH TOFU, DRIED MUSHROOMS, AND BABY SPINACH

Steps:

• Stir together rice, 3 cups water, the mushrooms, tofu, ginger, garlic, chile, and salt in the bowl of a rice cooker. Cover with lid, and cook until machine switches to the warm setting (about 45 minutes). Let rice stand 15 minutes to finish steaming.
• Stir in spinach. Cover, and let steam 1 minute with machine still on warm. Stir in scallions, cilantro, soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil. Serve immediately.

SEARED RED RICE WITH SPINACH, MUSHROOMS, CARROT AND EGG

Steps:

• Heat a 14-inch wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates upon contact. Swirl in the oil and add the onion, carrot, tofu and mushrooms. Stir-fry until the vegetables are crisp-tender and the tofu is lightly colored, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and chili, stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds, and add the spinach. Stir-fry until the spinach wilts, season to taste with salt and pepper, and pour in the beaten egg. Stir-fry until the egg is scrambled, and add the rice. Cook, scooping up the rice with your paddle, then pressing it into the pan and scooping it up again, for about 2 minutes, until the mixture has a nice seared aroma. Add the fish sauce or soy sauce and chopped scallions, stir together for about half a minute, and serve, passing the optional garnishes.

SPINACH AND CHEESE RICE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• In a 10-in skillet, heat oil with butter; add the garlic and mushrooms, cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Add in the spinach, stir and cook about 2 minutes, or until spinach wilts.
• Stir in salt and pepper, cheddar cheese and cottage cheese; set aside.
• Make a layer of cooked rice on the bottom of baking dish.
• Spoon spinach/cheese mixture evenly over the rice.
• Top with mozzarella cheese slices, then sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set broiler; broil the rice casserole for 1 minute, or until the mozzeralla cheese is bubbly and light brown.
• Cut into squares, and serve hot.