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Brown Rice with Vegetables is a great lunch option that can be quickly meal prepped with Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice, a mixture of frozen vegetables, loads of garlic and a simple fresh parsley garnish.
New Year has kicked off and like myself, many have goals that involve being healthier. From taking better care of your body with more gym time and less sugary foods to eating less fast food and creating meal plans, there are many ways to treat our bodies better this year. A big goal for me is avoiding eating out (especially fast food) and creating meals at home that make me feel good. To really stay on track though, I know the meals I create at home need to be really quick, really uncomplicated but still have tons of flavor.
Brown Rice with Vegetables
Brown Rice with Vegetables has a really nice garlic flavor that complements the freshness of the vegetables and the nuttiness of the brown rice. It’s a great side dish any night of the week that is uncomplicated and flavorful or can easily be made for meal prep. A scrambled egg mixed in or a fried egg on top is also recommended and gives this dish a “fried rice” sort of feel.
Try the Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice & Quinoa cups in this recipe for added texture!
Mix It With Minute
To Start
Heat up Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice cups.
Stir In
Vegetable mixture of carrots, sweet corn, green beans and peas that have been sautéed in olive oil, garlic and sprinkled with salt and pepper.
Then Add
Fresh parsley on top.
Other Options
Also mix in a scrambled egg or place a hard boiled egg on top when serving.
Minute® Rice
Minute® Ready to Serve cups are ready in 90 seconds or less! These microwavable cups are BPA-free and 100% recyclable, plus supply you with the right amount of carbs for long-lasting energy, making it a great choice for on-the-go breakfasts, a perfectly portioned lunch or a quick side dish for dinner that can help you stay on track with those New Year’s resolutions. I think the best way to stay on track is also having dishes that are really easy, really quick and of course, still delicious. Minute Ready to Serve cups come in multiple flavors that pair well with a variety of dishes and make it easy to create your own exciting meals that are better for you. This also means you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time focusing on your other goals for the year.
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Brown Rice with Vegetables
- Prep Time: 1
- Cook Time: 8
- Total Time: 9 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Brown Rice with Vegetables is a great lunch option that can be quickly meal prepped with Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice, a mixture of frozen vegetables, loads of garlic and a simple fresh parsley garnish.
Ingredients
- 4 – Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice cups
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon garlic, minced
- 10 ounces frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, sweet corn, green beans, peas)
- salt
- ground pepper
- fresh parsley garnish
Instructions
- Heat four Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice cups, microwaving two at a time for 90 seconds with the top peeled off.
- As the rice is heating up in the microwave, heat up a nonstick pan on the stovetop to a medium-high heat. Once hot, add a drizzle of olive oil followed by the minced garlic and followed immediately by the frozen vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and ground pepper. Give the vegetables a toss in the pan frequently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Add the vegetables to the rice and stir together in a mixing bowl.
- Add a parsley garnish.
- Serve immediately or place in four containers to reheat for meal prep.
Notes
Try adding a fried egg on top or scrambled into rice!
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
Keywords: Minute Rice, rice, lunch, vegetables, garlic
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Love this for a side dish! So simple
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What a great simple meal! I love that you used the quick brown rice for this. Such a yummy ingredient. Making this one again soon.
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Glad you enjoyed this Julie!
yumm this looks so good! I love brown rice, totally adding this to my dinners this week
I really love brown rice it has slowly become one of my favorites as a side dish.
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Me too. I am big on rice! It just goes with everything.
I love this idea! I am going to make some for my family this weekend!
Enjoy Heather.
Such a great healthy quick lunch idea, I need to find these packages, rice always takes forever to cook
They are so nice to keep in the pantry to have on hand for quick meals!