Baked Mushroom Rice

This recipe came to mind when a client confided in me about how she was bored with her food choices. Although eating plain rice is more calorie friendly lets be honest - food gets boring and if it takes a little bit of yummy rice to keep you from ordering a pizza then lets do it! So here is a yummy recipe to keep things yummy and healthy over at your house. Serve it up with grilled chicken and veggies and you have yourself a perfectly balanced meal :)

Baked Mushroom Rice

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. grape seed oil

1/2 cup onion, chopped

1 cup sliced mushrooms

3 cups beef broth (low fat, low sodium)

1/2 cup apple juice (all natural, make sure no sugar added)

1 Tbsp. white vinegar

3/4 tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

2 cups long grain rice, uncooked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.  Add Oil, chopped onion and cook, stirring frequently for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms. Continue cooking until onions are translucent and mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat. Combine remaining ingredients in the pan. Transfer mixture into 9x13 dish. Cover tightly with foil. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir before serving.

*This recipe can be found in the "Our Best Bites" recipe book, however I did make some slight modifications to reduce unneeded calories.*