Brunch Rice
For brunch recipes; this is one of our favorites. An excellent way to use up leftover brown rice with eggs, cheese, and veggies for a quick healthy breakfast.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
5 minCook
10 minReady
15 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | teaspoon |
butter
or butter |
|
| ¾ | cup |
carrots
shredded |
|
| ¾ | cup |
green bell peppers
diced |
|
| ¾ | cup |
mushrooms
fresh, sliced |
|
| 6 | each |
egg whites
beaten |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| ½ | cup |
milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
ground |
|
| 3 | cups |
brown rice
cooked |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
cheddar cheese
shredded |
|
| 1 | x |
corn tortillas (6-inch)
optional, warmed |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | ml |
butter
or butter |
|
| 177 | ml |
carrots
shredded |
|
| 177 | ml |
green bell peppers
diced |
|
| 177 | ml |
mushrooms
fresh, sliced |
|
| 6 | each |
egg whites
beaten |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 118 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
ground |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
brown rice
cooked |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
cheddar cheese
shredded |
|
| 1 | x |
corn tortillas (6-inch)
optional, warmed |
*
|
Directions
Melt margarine in large skillet over medium-high heat until melted.
Add carrots, green pepper, and mushrooms; cook 2 minutes.
Combine egg whites, eggs, milk, salt, and black pepper in small bowl. Mix well.
Reduce heat to medium and pour egg mixture over vegetables.
Continue stirring 1½ to 2 minutes.
Add rice and cheese; stir to gently separate grains.
Heat 2 minutes. Serve immediately or spoon mixture into warm corn tortillas, if desired. Microwave Oven Instructions: Combine carrots, green pepper, mushrooms, and margarine in 2½ quart microproof baking dish . Cover and cook on HIGH 4 minutes. Combine egg whites, eggs, salt, and black pepper in small mixing bowl; pour over vegetables. Cook on HIGH 4 minutes, stirring with fork after each minute to cut cooked eggs into small pieces. Stir in rice; cook on HIGH about 1 minute until heated through.
