Broccoli au gratin rice-a-roni

Broccoli au gratin rice a roni is a delicious vegetarian comfort food made with rice, pasta, broccoli, and cheese. It can be made in just 35 minutes with 9 basic ingredients (including salt, pepper, and cooking oil) and can be paired up with a lot of different dishes.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 310kcal

Author Vandana Chauhan

Equipment

1 large pan or skillet with lid
1 Spatula
Knife and chopping board

Ingredients

½ cup white rice uncooked
½ cup orzo uncooked
1 cup chopped broccoli
2 cups vegetable stock
¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan. Add orzo and rinsed rice. Saute on medium heat until the orzo turns golden brown.
Add vegetable stock, salt, and pepper. Mix and cook covered until most of the stock gets absorbed.
Remove the lid. Add chopped broccoli, mix, and cover the pot again. Cook covered for another 3-4 minutes. Turn off the heat.
Add shredded cheese and butter. Gently mix.

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Notes

Instead of orzo, you can also use vermicelli.
Stir the rice grains gently otherwise, they will break.
Use unsalted butter. You can use unsalted butter too but then add salt carefully as the cheese and butter both are salty.
This dish tastes the best with a simple salt and pepper seasoning. However, if you want you can add other seasonings of choice too like garlic powder, dried parsley, etc.
More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.

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