Looking for a vegetarian rice casserole...here's what I have

We've got around 10 bucks left for food until the 5th this month, because of some major emergency food purchases. SO, I need some ideas for meals from what I have. I have lots of rice and some frozen veggies in my freezer (peas, edamame, some broccoli, carrots, corn, green beans). I also have plenty of dry beans. I have cheese, nutritional yeast, braggs, breadcrumbs...what can I make?

Thank you!

Oh! And specific details please. I don't do so well with "a little of this, a little of that" the first time I make something.

[Firebird Rising]

Originally Posted by HummusDip

Oh! And specific details please. I don't do so well with "a little of this, a little of that" the first time I make something.

Are you sure you want me answering this? Have you ever done a create-a-loaf type thing where you just add some of this and some of that, depending on what you have? Baby's stirring, I'll be back tomorrow, hopefully. Or call me if I don't get back here.

Jen D.

Here's a perennial favorite of mine:

Indian-Style Chickpea Casserole, Compassionate Cook

Yummy.

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onions
2 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
1 cup cooked brown rice (or white!)
1 cup creamed corn
16 ounces canned chickpeas
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seed
1/4 cup water

Fry onion, garlic and bay leaf in oil. Put in oven-proof casserole with all other ingredients. Bake until heated through and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

A mild curry powder makes it very kid-friendly.

[emmalouise]

Savoury Rice (this is from a kid's cookbook and 3yo ds had heaps of fun helping to make it)

3.5 cups of cooked rice (we used 1/2 brown, 1/2 white)
1 cup frozen peas
1.5 cups corn kernels
1 cup grated cheese
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp of stock powder (think it's called bouillion in the U.S.?)
1 onion
1 tsp oil
1 tsp sugar

Mix rice with peas and corn and lay it out in a casserole dish. Fry onion in oil over medium heat until clear, add tomatoes, stock powder (bouillion) & sugar and cook 7 minutes on medium heat. Spread over rice mixture, sprinkle cheese over the top at bake in the oven at 210 degrees celsius (not sure what that would be farenheit sorry!) for 30 mins.

It's not fancy but it made enough for 3 meals and everybody ate it quite happily.

That chickpea casserole looks like a go-er!!

I don't have stock powder but I do have buillon, I think they are cubes though... But I'll figure it out!

THANK YOU both of those look YUMMMMMMMMMMMY

And Jen, I do do that if I know I won't mess it up. If it's new, I need to know about how much and about what temp and about how long!! lol

bumping in case someone else has another recipe to add!!

[bananacake]

You can use nutritional yeast as broth powder; just add whatever spices you have on hand.

[arelyn]

I'm guessing at quantities here. It makes an 8x11 baking pan and a 3L casserole dish. At least it did last night.
Rice and Bean Casserole Amanda Style:
DO IN ADVANCE:
Cook at least one cup dried beans (black, black eye peas, or navy or kidney or a mix of these are what I've used). Drain and rinse.

Make a rice pot full of rice. It's ok if the rice is a little moist.

THEN:
Preheat oven to 400ish

Chop an onion and any veggies that suit your fancy.

Combine rice, onion and 2-3 "cans" of beans in your biggest bowl. You can also stir in a half cup of frozen corn or peas.

Fill baking pans and casserole dishes.

Top with sliced veggies (broccolli, summer squash, peppers, tomatoes all work nice).

Top that with cheese of choice if you wish.

Cook until the cheese is all melted and maybe a little browned (like on a pizza). It takes about 30 min.

My midwife recommends sprinkling with nutritional yeast right before serving.

[arelyn]

You should be able to tweak this one to work with your availibe ingredients:http://www.wildhealthfood.com/spicy-rice-salad

We make one similar to this that is just fantastic ut I'm racing the board closing so I'll just post this link rather than my recipe: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive...rice_salad.php We don't even sautee the onions, spices and oil. We just let them marinade together for a few hours in the fridge with a tsp lemon juice. You might want to go easy on the cumin and chili if your kids don't like strong flavors. And we use different veggies. Usually just peppers, shredded carrot, and raisins.

arelyn, those recipes sound FANTASTIC~~~~~~~ thank you

[ShangriLewis]

Do you have the uncheese cookbook? I thought I wrote a recipe down for that, but I cannot find it. It's so good. It's raw rice, nutritional yeast, broccolli and a few other things, plus water. Then you bake it and it's delicious!!!

[Aisling]

I have a curry one coming from an Indian lady in our congregation that's *fantastic*. I'm supposed to get it at church this Sat, and when I get it, I'll share it with you!

[Blue Savannah]

Originally Posted by ShangriLewis

Do you have the uncheese cookbook? I thought I wrote a recipe down for that, but I cannot find it. It's so good. It's raw rice, nutritional yeast, broccolli and a few other things, plus water. Then you bake it and it's delicious!!!

that sounds yummy!!!

Originally Posted by ShangriLewis

Do you have the uncheese cookbook? I thought I wrote a recipe down for that, but I cannot find it. It's so good. It's raw rice, nutritional yeast, broccolli and a few other things, plus water. Then you bake it and it's delicious!!!

No, is that the name of it? I'll see if my library has it!!

Originally Posted by gentlebirth

I have a curry one coming from an Indian lady in our congregation that's *fantastic*. I'm supposed to get it at church this Sat, and when I get it, I'll share it with you!

Oh thank you!!