5 a Day Baked Rice

I call this “5 a Day Baked Rice” because the idea is to put as many vegetables in it as possible so at the end you have a healthy, rich and delicious meal.

 

Ingredients:

650gr cooked basmati rice (I normally cook it the day before to save time)

4 cloves of garlic smashed

½ large onion chopped

2 tbsp vegetable oil

250g closed cup chestnut mushrooms cut in slices

160g broccoli florets

2 hand full of pitted green olives in brine cut in half

Tin of peas in water

15 cherry tomatoes cut in half

2 sticks of spring onions chopped

1 cube of vegetable stock (I use Kallo)

45g pine nuts

2 hand full of raisins

Black pepper to taste

(I know, it looks like a shop list J)

Method:

1 - Fry the garlic and the onion until tender
2 - Add the mushroom and cook it stirring for 2 minutes, add the broccoli and the vegetable cube and cook for another two minutes.
3 - Add the rest of the ingredients one at a time stirring for a bit before adding the next. Cook it until all the ingredients are tender.

4 - Turn off the fire and add the rice, mixing well.
5 - Bake it at 180c for 30 minutes.

You can never go wrong with this recipe. Since I’ve done it for the first time it is something I have to cook almost every week as per my husband's request. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!