Recipe Description
Welcome to the ‘#HealthyEating’ series! #HealhyEating is launched to encourage everyone to love themselves and live a healthier life. In this quarter, we are sharing vegetarian Rice recipes, this baked cheesy rice is so creamy & delicious. Kids will surely enjoy it that without noticing the existence of the vegetables within!
Want more vegetarian or vegan recipes? Check out the ‘#HealthyEating’ recipe folder.
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Recipe Ingredient
- 1 nos broccoli (cut into small florets)
- 1 nos carrot (sliced thinly)
- 1 box brown button mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 300 ml cooking cream
- 2 1/2 cup of rice
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp oregano
- salt or seasoning to taste
- mozzarella cheese for baking
Instructions
- Cook rice three hours before making this recipe or cook it overnight.
- Heat the pan with oil. Put half the garlic and half the onion first and fry. Then add on the broccoli, carrot and a pinch of salt.
- Stir-fry till the vegetables are cooked. Add a little water to cook the vegetables. Stir-fry till it is dry and fragrant. When it's done, put aside.
- Then heat the pan with oil, put in the remaining garlic and onion first, and then add on the mushrooms with a pinch of salt. Cook until the mushrooms produces its juices.
- Then add cooking cream and water. Let it boil.
- Add parmesan cheese and oregano. When the sauce is watery, add a little mozzarella cheese to thicken it. However, if it is still watery, it is okay. When the rice is baked, it will absorb all the moisture.
- Add salt to taste. If it is slightly salty, it's okay as the rice is plain. You can also vegetable seasoning if you like.
- Lastly, add the remaining vegetables into the sauce.
- Heat up the oven 180°C for 10 minutes.
- Put rice into an 9in square baking pan. Add all the sauce into the rice n add the rest of the mozzarella. Mix well.
- Lastly, sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top the rice. Add more if you love it.
- Then bake in the oven for 30 mins.
- Bake another 10mins, if you like the chesse to be crispy.
Baking the Rice:
Please clarify – is the rice in the ingredients uncooked rice?
Hi Paul, yes, in the ingredient list, the rice is uncooked. For Step 1, the rice would need to be prepared at least 3 hours before or overnight if preferred so the white rice is cooled before being combined with the rest of the ingredients and baked. Happy cooking!