Brown Rice Gratin Recipes

BROWN RICE GRATIN

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.

BROCCOLI & RICE GRATIN

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.

RICE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Toss rice with 1 cup cheese.
• Spoon into buttered baking dish; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Meanwhile, melt butter, stir in curry powder, add bread crumbs, and brown lightly.
• Remove rice from oven.
• Sprinkle with curried crumbs.