EASY Mushroom Rice Recipe!! Perfect Side-Dish for Seafood, Chicken, Beef & Lamb!!

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: water with herbs

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Using water with herbs reduces sodium.

mushrooms

🥗Healthier: cauliflower

💰Cheaper: canned mushrooms

Cauliflower adds volume with fewer calories.

Preheat a medium-sized frying pan over medium-high heat.

Add 2 tablespoons of salted butter to the pan and let it melt.

Add 1 small diced sweet onion and 6 sliced mushrooms to the melted butter.

Sauté the mixture for about 7 to 8 minutes until the mushrooms are browned and the onion is tender.

Season lightly with a little salt.

Transfer the mushroom and onion mixture to a different pot.

Add 1.5 cups of long grain basmati rice to the pot with the mushroom and onion mixture.

Season the rice with salt, ground black pepper, ground coriander, and paprika.

Add 2 and 2/3 cups of chicken broth to the pot and stir to combine.

Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and bring to a simmer.

Cook according to package instructions for about 20 minutes or until all the broth is absorbed and the rice is done.

Fluff the rice with a fork once cooked.

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