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Brown rice and vegetable bake

Cheesy brown rice and vegetable bake is a hearty vegetarian meal that's full of fibre and high in calcium. It can be adapted to be gluten free.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 2 onions, finely sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 10 big silver beet leaves
  • 5 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (see tip)
  • ¾ cup freshly grated reduced-fat cheese
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Lightly oil a 25cm-round baking dish with oil spray. Cook rice following packet directions.

    2 Cook onions in oil until soft and slightly caramelised. Remove white stalks from silver beet and discard. Cook leaves on high in microwave for 2 minutes. Squeeze out excess moisture then chop.

    3 Combine all ingredients except a handful of cheese and tomatoes. Spoon into prepared dish and flatten. Arrange tomato slices on top and sprinkle with reserved cheese.

    4 Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until firm in the middle and lightly browned.

    WINNER: Under $10 category
    HFG Reader Recipe Competition 2010
    Sarah White, Lower Hutt

    Serving suggestion

    Tomato chutney, baked pumpkin and a green salad

    Variations

    Make it gluten free Check the parmesan is gluten free

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