Light Vegetable Rice for Diets

Vegetables are essential for human health due to their high content of nutrients, vitamins, and fiber, all of which help strengthen the body. Vegetables can be cooked and prepared in various ways, such as in soups, stuffed, or combined with rice. Here is a delicious, light, and visually appealing rice dish for a healthy diet. You can modify or add vegetables based on your preferences.

Cooking Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

5 people

Ingredients:

• Brown rice: 3 cups (cooked)

• Peas: 1 cup (cooked)

• Mushrooms: 1 cup (fresh and sliced)

• Chickpeas: 1 cup (cooked and peeled)

• Carrots: 1 cup (peeled and diced)

• Green beans: 1 cup (cut)

• Garlic: 1 teaspoon (minced)

• Onion: 1 (chopped)

• Vegetable broth: 1 cube

• Olive oil: 2 tablespoons

• Salt: a pinch

• Black pepper: a pinch (ground)

• Parsley: 1 tablespoon (chopped)

• Water: 1/4 cup

Preparation Method:

1. Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat, then add the chopped onion and sauté until it softens.

2. Add the garlic, carrots, and green beans, and stir the ingredients for a few minutes.

3. Add the peas, chickpeas, mushrooms, and chopped parsley. Stir well and season the vegetables with salt, black pepper, and the vegetable broth cube.

4. Add the cooked brown rice and water, and stir to combine.

5. Serve the vegetable rice in a dish, and enjoy it hot.