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Herbed Italian Rice

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2 people
Author: Megha Patel

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 eggplant diced small
  • 1 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 white onion diced small
  • 1/2 bell pepper diced small
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 jalapeno diced
  • 2 tsp dry basil
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup Victoria's Fradiavolo Sauce or any Victoria's red sauce
  • 1/2 cup broccoli steamed and cut small
  • 1/3 cup rice
  • 1/4 cup parsley chopped

Instructions

  • Take 1/3 cup of uncooked rice and cook per package instructions while you are making the sauce. Once it's cooked, strain and set aside.
  • Heat your oil in a pan on medium heat. Add in your eggplant and mushrooms. Season with salt. Let them cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Then add in your onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno. Cover pan and cook all of the veggies until soft.
  • Season with crushed red pepper, cayenne, dry basil, dry oregano, and salt/black pepper per taste.
  • Add in your sauce and let it cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
  • While sauce is cooking with veggies, put your chopped broccoli in a bowl, sprinkle some water, season with salt, and microwave for 1 minute. Add it directly into the pan.
  • Add the rice and mix well until it is all coated. Adjusted seasonings per taste. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley and serve!