Quick Brown Rice With Onions And Mushrooms

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Instant or minute brown rice is required if you want to make this dish for two as a quick lunch side dish. Cooked meat or tiny shrimp could also be added to make this a complete one dish meal. Cooking is a creative sport.

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Steps

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Drain the liquid from the can of mushrooms into a measuring cup and add enough additional water to make one cup.

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Bring the liquid to a boil in a covered sauce pan , add the instant brown rice , cover , reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

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At the end of the 5 minute cooking period , remove from the heat , but do not peek.

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Set aside for at least 5 more minutes to rest.

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While the rice is resting , saute the onions and mushrooms in the olive oil and butter.

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When the onions are transparent , remove from the heat , add the finished rice to the saute pan , add salt and pepper and stir.

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Ingredients

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instant brown rice, onion, mushrooms, water, olive oil, butter, black pepper, salt