Vegetable Brown Rice

I can't believe I have never posted this recipe. It's delicious and not one of those recipes where everything has to be just right. Actually, I improvise this one all of the time using left over veggies, and it comes out delicious.

Vegetable Brown Rice

Ingredients

1 cup brown rice
2 cups of water
1/2 tsp, dried basil
1/2 cup Thompson Raisins
1/2 cup halved pecans
2 medium carrots chopped into 1 inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
9 scallions, chopped into 1 inch pieces
1 cup frozen peas
a bit of olive oil

Directions

1. Prepare the rice with the water and basil. Let cook for 45 minutes

2. 15 minutes before the rice is finished, saute the onion in a deep pot on medium high heat in olive oil. After 5 minutes add all other ingredients except the peas and pecans.

3. Reduce heat to medium and 5 minutes before rice is finished, add peas and pecans.

4. Stir the rice into the vegetable mix and voila, vegetable brown rice!

Serves 2 or 3

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