[recipe] Beefless Rice Casserole

[Guest guest]

This is what I am in the process of putting together

right now for our dinner tonight. I got the basic recipe

idea from Linda McCartney's Home Cooking book,

but had to adjust it a bit to fit our tastes. I just couldn't

imagine a casserole like this without garlic. I may end

up adding more than one clove, too, but for now this is

how I have planned to prepare it. I will report back

tomorrow on how it was received by the rest of the family.

 

Have a pleasant evening and remember to light a candle

on your dinner table for peace.

 

Beefless Rice Casserole

 

3 Tbs olive oil

1 stick celery, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 cup white rice

4 vegetable burgers, cubed [used Boca brand]

1/2 cup vegetarian beef-style broth

2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 Tbs soy sauce

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp Italian seasoning

Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

 

Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees and spray casserole dish

with non-stick olive oil cooking spray. Heat olive oil in a sauce

pan and saute the onion, celery and garlic until just tender.

Add the rice and veggie burger chunks, and stir-fry a few

minutes until the burger bits are lightly browned. Next add the

vegetable broth, chopped tomatoes, soy sauce, herbs and salt

and pepper. Stir well and allow mixture to come to a boil.

Remove from the heat and transfer to the prepared casserole

dish. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes.

 

~ feral ~

 

 

Any fine morning, a power saw can fell a tree

that took a thousand years to grow.

~Edwin Way Teale, naturalist and author (1899-1980)

[Guest guest]

, " Feral "

<terebinthus>

wrote:

> I will report back

> tomorrow on how it was received by the rest of the family.

>

> Have a pleasant evening and remember to light a candle

> on your dinner table for peace.

 

> Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees and spray casserole dish

> with non-stick olive oil cooking spray. Heat olive oil in a sauce

> pan and saute the onion, celery and garlic until just tender.

> Add the rice and veggie burger chunks, and stir-fry a few

> minutes until the burger bits are lightly browned. Next add the

> vegetable broth, chopped tomatoes, soy sauce, herbs and salt

> and pepper. Stir well and allow mixture to come to a boil.

> Remove from the heat and transfer to the prepared casserole

> dish. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes.

 

 

Okay, here is the report back on how this recipe came out.

I followed the baking instructions as put forth in the LM

cookbook but when I took it out of the oven the rice was

not tender yet. It was still hard in the middle and the center

of the casserole was not any more than just heated through.

I knew that in order for the casserole to have the rice swell

it would need to boil and bubble a bit. So I removed it from

the oven and microwaved it on high for 5 minutes, keeping the

Corningware casserole dish glass lid still on to trap the steam.

Then I stirred it and put it back in for 5 more minutes. That

seemed to do the trick.

 

It was delicious. Everyone in my family loved it and it is a vegan

dish, so just perfect for my Vegan-Thurday dinner, and also

for the Great American Meatout.

 

Oh yeah, I adjusted the garlic to three rounded tsp of minced

and I think that made the dish even better. I just couldn't

imagine it without any, as it was written. I will retype it

with the adjustments, post it here and then put a copy

in the files.

 

~ PT ~

 

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would

not incite us to have them.

~ John Updike