Brown Rice with Grilled Vegetables

I had leftover brown rice to use up but I didn’t want to eat plain old rice. I grabbed a zucchini, some mushrooms, red & orange bell pepper, and red onion then grilled them in a grill pan due to the rain outside. I tossed the brown rice with the chopped grilled vegetables, salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder. I served the rice with a drizzle of soy sauce on top. It made a terrific and healthy side dish that we all enjoyed.

Cook the rice per instructions; set aside.
Heat a grill pan over medium high heat then coat it with cooking spray. Place the veggies into the grill pan and let them sit for 4-5 minutes before flipping. Cook for another 3-4 minutes then remove from the pan. Let the vegetables cool a bit before dicing them up.

If you use leftover rice, heat the rice in the microwave. Place the rice into a large mixing bowl then add the grilled veggies, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Toss well then taste; re-season if needed. Serve with a drizzle of soy sauce. Enjoy.

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Brown Rice with Grilled Vegetables
Yield: 6
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 20 min. (not including rice)
Total Time: 30 min
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of brown rice, cooked per instructions
Cooking spray
2 thick slices of red onion
1 baby red bell pepper, sliced
1 baby orange bell pepper, sliced
Handful of mushrooms, quartered
1 zucchini, cut into spears
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
Soy sauce, to tasteDirections:
Cook the rice per instructions; set aside.
Heat a grill pan over medium high heat then coat it with cooking spray. Place the veggies into the grill pan and let them sit for 4-5 minutes before flipping. Cook for another 3-4 minutes then remove from the pan. Let the vegetables cool a bit before dicing them up.
If you use leftover rice, heat the rice in the microwave. Place the rice into a large mixing bowl then add the grilled veggies, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Toss well then taste; re-season if needed. Serve with a drizzle of soy sauce. Enjoy.
Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net


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Honey What's Cooking — June 4, 2012 @ 8:10 pm
oooh, what a simple and delicious recipe. love the idea of grilled vegetables added to the brown rice. i love brown fried rice, it’s so comforting without the white carbs.
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Words Of Deliciousness — June 4, 2012 @ 8:14 pm
This like a wonderful side dish. Yummy and healthy!
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Kris — June 4, 2012 @ 9:35 pm
Boy that sounds good! My garden is just about to give me all of those veggies too!!!! Do you use a rice maker? Everyone seems to love them. It is one thing I don’t have, and don’t want to store unless I use it a lot.
RAIN? Ugh!!
XO Kris
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Katarina — June 4, 2012 @ 10:56 pm
So fresh and delicious!
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lenia — June 5, 2012 @ 12:14 am
Delicious,colorful and healthy!Kisses,dear Pam!
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Susan — June 5, 2012 @ 1:52 am
I’ll be making this in the next week . But I like to add more flavor by cooking the rice in water mixed with chicken or vegetable stock. It’s amazing how much of a difference that can make.
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Carmen Rosa — June 5, 2012 @ 2:12 am
Really delicious, colorful and healthy!!!!
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Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious — June 5, 2012 @ 4:52 am
What a wonderful and hearty way to spruce it brown rice!
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Jenn's Food Journey — June 5, 2012 @ 5:32 am
Grilling vegetables is the way to go. It brings out such a wonderful flavor. The rice looks delicious!
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Kim in MD — June 5, 2012 @ 5:47 am
Pam- I say this all the time, but it’s true…you make the best meals with your leftovers! I love brown rice, and usually just re-heat the leftovers with a little soy sauce. I love the additon of grilled vegetables!
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vanillasugarblog — June 5, 2012 @ 8:23 am
I love making huge batches of fried rice and freezing it.
The one thing I love with my morning eggs are fried rice. So good.
Need to grill veggies next time. Love that you took the time to do that.
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Mary — June 5, 2012 @ 8:24 am
Love this, Pam. I do the same kind of thing with sauteed vegetables all the time, but I bet it was even better with the grill. The colors are gorgeous!
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Melinda — June 5, 2012 @ 9:39 am
I love this!!! One thing that I LOVE to do with leftover brown rice (I even cook a ton extra just to make sure I have it) is to make fried rice with it. Fried rice made with white rice is delicious, but using brown rice just brings it to a whole ‘nother level!!
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ATasteOfMadness — June 5, 2012 @ 10:45 am
Oh my goodness, this looks perfect! I love the colors!
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Diane — June 5, 2012 @ 11:33 am
That sounds like a fantastic combination to me. Keep well Diane
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Blond Duck — June 5, 2012 @ 11:42 am
Ben will have to eat his veggies now! (cackles)
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Rhonda (@diningalone) — June 5, 2012 @ 3:51 pm
I love all of the colors in this! Grilled veggies are one of my favorite summer foods.
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Jennifer — June 5, 2012 @ 5:09 pm
I love this jazzed up rice recipe! Looks great.
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Diloy — June 5, 2012 @ 8:21 pm
made this for dinner tonight with leftover brown rice…..thanks for the idea
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minnie(thelady8home) — June 5, 2012 @ 9:03 pm
Totally love it! The colors are beautiful! I make fried rice all the time, but never cooked with grilled vegies.
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Joanne — June 6, 2012 @ 6:03 pm
I’d be happy eating this as a salad at lunch! Love how you repurposed that rice!
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Louise — June 7, 2012 @ 10:52 am
I’m going to make this for dinner this evening. I will be substituting quinoa for the rice. It’s left over from Food Wishes Stuffed Peppers. Cheers.
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Concrete Texas — June 8, 2012 @ 9:47 am
So bright and colorful… looks beautiful! A perfect side dish to go with some chicken on the grill!
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Chris — June 10, 2012 @ 6:06 am
Grilled veggies make an ordinary dish, extraordinary. Look at what they did with plain rice here. Genius.
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