This easy and economical herb and vegetable brown rice dish makes a great side to chicken or fish, and it includes ingredients that are both easy to find and inexpensive!
My health has taken a bit of a nosedive recently.
It started a few months back with my ears and has quickly progressed into other issues.
It can be very frustrating to have to deal with what I presume are allergy or candida-related problems, as I try so, SO hard to control both with my diet.
Prior to this, I was at a good place. So good, in fact, that I was trying to add dates and pasta back into my life. I don't know what it is with dates, but they seem to consistently reignite my candida.
I've discovered as well that I can't eat white rice or pasta very often. I think the high carb content of both causes me trouble, so I'll be avoiding them for a time.
I'm actually embarking on a rather drastic method of healing this weekend...I'll be doing a veggie fast!
I recently went for a vitamin C IV to help correct some of my many maladies, and the naturopath suggested fasting as a way to 'starve' out toxins. Having never done a fast, I was a tad anxious about it.
That was Tuesday afternoon, and after thinking on it all week, I've decided to give it a go!
I'll be eating nothing but broth or pureed vegetable soups all weekend to 'clean' myself out. Aren't you jealous?
I'm hoping that this will give me the jump-start I need to get through whatever else is plaguing me.
I'm writing this post on Thursday afternoon, which will be my last day of eating before the fast, and tonight, the hubs and I will be dining on wild salmon and this rice dish. The kids will have rice with burgers, and I'll make another side veggie to go with the meal(s).
Brown rice is one carb I won't be letting go of! It really does my body well, and I love finding new ways to prepare it.
This simple recipe is made in the Instant Pot with common grocery store ingredients, and it pairs well with various mains, including both fish and chicken.
As with everything, I hope you like it if you try it!
Instant Pot Herb and Vegetable Brown Rice
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup red bell pepper chopped
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ¼ + ⅛ tsp dried oregano
- 1 ½ cup long grain brown rice
- 1 ¾ cup water
- ½ cup fresh parsley minced
Instructions
- Hit 'saute' on the Instant Pot.
- Add in the oil, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and celery, along with a good sprinkle of sea salt.
- Briefly saute the veggies for 30-60 seconds, just to bring out the flavor. You don't want to overcook the veggies, otherwise they will become mushy in the pressure cooker.
- Stir in the oregano, rice, and water.
- Hit 'cancel' to stop sauteing.
- Close and lock the lid, making sure the steam release valve is set to 'sealing'.
- Press 'manual' and set the time to 22 minutes. No need to press any other button, it will just take a few minutes to come to pressure and begin cooking.
- After 22 minutes, let the Instant Pot naturally release pressure for 10 minutes (in other words, don't touch it until the screen reads LO10).
- Open the lid, add in the parsley, and fluff the rice.
- Season to taste and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Some of the items I use in this recipe include:
Some recipe steps:
Adding the veggies to the Instant Pot...
Plus rice...
Yvette Chilcott
This looks really good, and as I love brown rice and my pressure cooker, I'm looking forward to making it. Good luck with your fast!
Lauren
Thank you, Yvette!
Natalie
Looks delicious! I cant wait to have this recipe for lunch today!😉
Vincent
This is a reaslly good starter recipe. I used vegetable broth instead of water, and added a 1 cup frozen green peas and 1 cup chopped carrots to create a complete vegetarian meal. If not vegetarian, use chicken broth for even more flavor.
Rachel Rolf
Can I double this recipe or will that be too much in my instapot?
Carlos A.
Really easy recipe. I followed the recipe and the brown rice was tender . I only added spanish páella seasoning and it tasted really good.
Karyn
This is absolutely delicious and one of my favorite recipes. I have some in my IP right now with red Bell Pepper, celery, red onion , garlic and I know I am forgetting something, but it's going to be delicious as always. Thank you for sharing your recipe
Lauren Goslin
Thank you, Karyn! I'm so glad you like it. 🙂