Parmesan Brown Rice

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or 3 tablespoons unsalted margarine or 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh button mushroom, sliced
• 2 tablespoons scallions, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried dill or 1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped
• 1 cup short-grain brown rice
• salt, to taste, if needed
• fresh coarse ground black pepper, to taste, if needed
• 2 cups vegetable broth or 2 cups low sodium chicken broth or 2 cups stock or 2 cups water
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• chopped fresh italian parsley, garnish

Recipe

• 1 melt butter or margarine in heavy non-stick saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 saute shallots, mushrooms and garlic, about 3-4 minutes, until tender.
• 3 stir in scallions and dill.
• 4 saute another 1-2 minutes.
• 5 add rice and saute stirring frquently, until rice begins to crackle.
• 6 add seasoning, if using.
• 7 stir in liquids, increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
• 8 reduce heat to low and cover tightly.
• 9 simmer for 45 minutes.(don't remove cover).
• 10 remove from heat and stir in parmesan until melted.
• 11 sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.