Best Brown Rice And Pine Nut Casserole Recipes

BROWN RICE AND PINE NUT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute the pine nuts in a medium-sized skillet with 2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat until browned, approximately 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• To the same skillet add and melt the remaining butter. Add the rice, bulgur, and onion. Brown for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Spoon this mixture into a 2-quart casserole. Add 3/4 cup parsley, chives, salt, and pepper.
• Bring broth to a boil and stir into rice mixture. Bake uncovered in a preheated 375 oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Garnish with the remaining parsley.

BROWN RICE, NUT & TEMPEH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Put the tempeh in a saucepan, add bay leaf and half the veggie stock. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Cool tempeh, remove bay leaf, reserve the stock.
• Cook rice until tender in 2 cups veggie stock, about 40 minutes. If any stock left, reserve and add to final baking.
• Grate, crumble or cut small the tempeh and combine with: tamari, marjoram, thyme and garlic Heat skillet and saute in the olive oil, onion and celery about 10 minutes.
• Add tempeh and cook for a few minutes more.
• Mix rice, onions, celery, pecans parsley and left over liquid from cooking tempeh. Spoon into a lightly oiled baking dish.
• Cover and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Remove cover and bake another 15 minutes.
• Serve.
• If you wish to make this casserole ahead and do the final baking before serving: Cover and refrigerate, bring to room temp and then bake covered for 30 minutes.

FRUIT AND NUT RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Use a med to lge sauce pan.
• Cook pine nuts over low heat about 3 minutes or until browned, then remove from pan and reserve.
• In same pan add 2 cups water, rice, juice, S&P and bring to boil; cover, reduce heat to low and cook until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Uncover and stir in raisins, scallions and cilantro.
• Let stand 5 minutes then sprinkle with pine nuts just before serving.

BROWN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil with a teaspoon of salt in a large saucepan. Add rice, cover and lower heat. Simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat two tablespoons of the oil in a heavy skillet. Add the onions and cook until lightly browned. When the rice has finished cooking, add it and mix with the onions. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix about one-fourth of the rice mixture with the ground beef and set aside. Spread the remaining rice mixture in a baking dish at least two inches deep.
• Heat the remaining oil in a skillet. Saute the peppers until lightly browned, then spread them over the rice mixture in the casserole. Mix one teaspoon cumin and salt and pepper to taste with the meat and rice mixture, lightly brown in the pan and spread it over the peppers in the casserole.
• Add the tomatoes and bouillon to the pan. Bring to a simmer and season with remaining cumin and salt and pepper. Spoon over the meat. Cover with shaved Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
• Shortly before serving, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the casserole in the oven and bake about 20 minutes, until heated through.

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.