Brown Rice And Broccoli Base Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice (i recommend lundberg jubilee gourmet blend of whole grain rice made with chicken broth)
• 1 cup fresh broccoli florets, chopped
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup low sodium vegetable broth (mine is homemade with tomato in it)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 lightly saute onions in olive oil over medium heat. not trying to brown them, just don't want them raw going into the oven.
• 2 add rice, broccoli and cooked onions to a small casserole dish and mix.
• 3 pour vegetable broth into the saute pan used for onions and add salt. stir while heating over medium heat. when bubbles appear, pour over casserole mix and stir.
• 4 cover the dish with foil or a lid and bake at 375 degrees in center of the oven for 30 mins (or until broccoli is tender and mix is bubbling).