Baked Brown Rice Loaf

OK, this sounds weird, but it actually turned out delicious!  Give it a try for something different using rice!

A couple of slices from our Baked Brown Rice Loaf.

Ingredients

1 cup brown rice

2 cups chicken broth

2 tbl. butter

1 tsp. olive oil

8 oz. coarsely chopped mushrooms (peeled)

1 bunch green onions, chopped (including some of the green)

1 large carrot, grated

1 large clove of garlic, smashed & minced

2 eggs

1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

1/3 cup Greek yogurt

salt & peppe to taste

1 tbl. Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

·         Cook the rice in the chicken broth until done, then allow to cool

·         Heat butter and olive oil in a medium skillet, over medium, until melted

·         Add mushrooms and cook until most of the liquid is gone

·         Add onions, carrot and garlic and cook another 3-4 minutes, until crisp-tender, then let cool

·         In a bowl, lightly beat the eggs

·         To the eggs, add the mushroom/onion/carrot mixture, cheddar, yogurt, and salt & pepper and mix well

·         Pur the egg mixture into the rice and mix well

·         Lightly grease a small loaf pan and pour the rice into the pan

·         Sprinkle the top of the loaf with the Parmesan cheese

·         Place another pan with ½” of water under the rice loaf pan in the oven

·         Bake at 375° for 1 hour.  Serve hot.