Super Quick Brown Rice With Asparagus Chickpeas And Almonds Recipes

PERFECT BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in a fine-mesh sieve under cold water for 30 seconds. Drain.
• Combine the rice, salt and 2 cups water in a wide, medium saucepan and bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until all liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

SUPER-QUICK BROWN RICE WITH ASPARAGUS, CHICKPEAS, AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Pop Trader Joe's frozen brown rice in the microwave, or make a batch of rice the traditional way.
• While rice is cooking, make the dressing by whisking together half of the chopped garlic, tahini, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 3 tbs. olive oil.
• Add the hot water to thin a bit, and then 2 teaspoons salt. Set aside.
• Add 3 tbs. olive oil to a big skillet over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the pan.
• Be sure the chickpeas are completely dry, or they'll spit at you during this next step!
• Add the chickpeas and a sprinkling of salt. Let the beans saute for a couple minutes, until they get a toasty little crust on them.
• Add remaining garlic and onions. Stir for a minute.
• Stir in the asparagus with another pinch or two of salt, then cover with a lid for a minute to steam until the asparagus softens a touch.
• Uncover and stir in the rice and almond slivers, reserving a few almonds for garnish.
• Adjust seasonings, adding more salt if needed.
• Serve family-style in a big bowl drizzled with a few tablespoons of the tahini dressing, letting each person add more dressing to their tastes.
• Watch as this magical concoction disappears before your eyes!

TEN MINUTE TASTY ASPARAGUS AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• If you're using frozen rice (did I just say that?), heat it on its own in a pot or per package instructions. Make the dressing by whisking together the garlic, tahini, lemon zest and juice, and olive oil. Add the hot water to thin a bit and then the salt. Set aside. Add a couple glugs of olive oil (roughly 3 tablespoons) to a big skillet over medium-high heat. Swirl the oil around to coat the pan, then add the chickpeas and sprinkling of salt. Let the beans saute there for a couple minutes (I like to try to get some crusty color on them). Be careful, they seem to hiss and pop more then other beans over high heat. Add the garlic and onions. Stir for a minute. Stir in the asparagus with another pinch or two of salt, cover with a lid for a minute or two to steam - just until the asparagus brightens and softens up just a bit. Uncover and stir in the rice and almond slivers, reserving a few almonds for garnish. Taste and add more salt if needed (likely). Serve family-style in a big bowl drizzled with a few tablespoons of the tahini dressing, let each person add more dressing to their tastes. Serves 4-6.

TEN MINUTE TASTY ASPARAGUS AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Make the dressing by whisking together the garlic, tahini, lemon zest and juice, and olive oil. Add the hot water to thin a bit and then the salt. Set aside.
• Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Swirl the oil around to coat the pan, then add the chickpeas and sprinkling of salt. Let the beans saute there for about 5 minutes. They will hiss and pop over high heat so be careful.
• Add the garlic and onions. Stir for a minute. Stir in the asparagus with another pinch or two of salt, cover with a lid for 1 - 2 minutes to steam, do not overcook.
• Uncover and stir in the rice and almond slivers, reserving a few almonds for garnish.
• Taste and add more salt if needed. Serve with a few tablespoons of the tahini dressing.

LEMONY RICE WITH ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• cook rice in chicken broth according to box directions.
• remove bags of rice from chicken broth and add asparagus pieces and salt to pan.
• cook asparagus until al dente and bright green.
• remove asparagus to mixing bowl and add rice, butter, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, cream and salt.
• serve immediately.
• note: some of the cooking liquid can be added to loosen the sauce if it is too thick.

AROMATIC BROWN RICE WITH GOLDEN RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Cook brown rice as directed with chicken broth.simmer with more broth if you want it to be more soft to the bite.
• Saute garlic, onion, red bell pepper with crumbled vegetable cubes.
• Add turmeric and curry with fresh basil.
• Mix toasted almonds and raisins with sauteed ingredients.
• Pour cooked brown rice and mix well.
• Serve with fresh parsley on top and a wedge of lime.

SEMI-INDULGENT EASY BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Combine instant brown rice, parsley, and black pepper in a microwave-safe dish.
• Place butter and lemon juice in a measuring cup.
• Pour chicken broth into measuring cup with butter and lemon juice to measure a total of 1 cup.
• Stir chicken broth mixture into rice mixture until all ingredients are moistened. Cover with microwave-safe lid.
• Heat in the microwave oven until rice is tender and has absorbed the liquid, about 7 minutes.
• Remove and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork before serving.

BROWN AND WILD RICE WITH ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Put the brown and wild rices, water, salt, and crushed almonds into the rice cooker.
• Cook until the cooker turns from cook to warm.
• Add the asparagus on top of the rice, pour in the vegetable broth, cover and re-set to "cook."
• Cook until the asparagus is tender but not overcooked.
• Remove from rice cooker and toss gently with lemon juice.
• Garnish with more almonds.

BROWN RICE WITH ASPARAGUS, PEAS AND TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Rinse rice well in a strainer under cold running water. Bring large pot of water to a boil over high heat and add a little salt. Add the rise, stir, the reduce heat to medium and boil for 27 minutes, stirring a couple of times. Add the asparagus and cook for 3 minutes. Pour the rice and asparagus into the strainer and drain well, shaking the strainer a few times. Return the rice to the pot without turning on the heat. Add peas. Cover, and set aside to steam and absorb excess moisture for 10 minutes. Uncover, fluff the rice with a fork, season with salt. Serve and top with almonds.

BROWN RICE WITH FENNEL AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy two- to three-quart saucepan. Add fennel, onion and garlic and cook very slowly until vegetables are tender and translucent. Stir in rice and cook, stirring, another two to three minutes.
• Add the stock or water, bring to a boil and cook uncovered for three minutes. Lower the heat, season the stock to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer covered about 40 minutes, until the liquid is absorbed.
• Gently stir in the asparagus, cover the saucepan and set aside for 15 minutes before serving. Serve with a dusting of Parmesan cheese on top.