Brown Rice Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 2-quart gratin dish with olive oil. Either blanch the beet greens for 1 minute in a large pot of generously salted boiling water, or steam over an inch of boiling water for 2 to 5 minutes, until wilted and tender. Rinse with cold water, squeeze out water and chop medium-fine. Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes, and add the garlic and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the cooked greens and the thyme and toss together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and milk. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Stir in the greens mixture, the rice and the cheeses and mix together well. Scrape into the oiled baking dish. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top. Drizzle on the remaining tablespoon of oil.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until sizzling and lightly browned on the top and sides. Remove from the heat and allow to sit for at least 10 minutes before serving.

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.

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.

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.

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.