Rice With Vegetables

Making vegetable rice is an easy way to get some veggies in the fam!

A Trick To Get Veggies In The Fam? Yes, Please.

Feeding picky family members? Whether it’s your kids or your spouse (I’m looking at you, husband.), this rice with vegetables is one of my go-to methods for getting a few veggies in the fam.

This is total comfort food for my family, which is strange because usually vegetables are not on the comfort food list. Then again, perfectly cooked rice, mixed veggies, a little chicken stock to cook it all in, and a bit of butter just sounds the perfect side, doesn’t it?

Serve this vegetable rice with your favorite protein…we recommend our Mississippi pot roast or these harissa chicken thighs.

If you love rice for dinner, our cajun sausage and rice is an easy one skillet rice meal!

Ingredient Notes:

Rice – We used long grain white rice in this recipe. Basmati or jasmine rice will be great here.

Mixed Vegetables – We keep bags of frozen mixed vegetables on hand for this, but you can use any variety you like.

Chicken Stock – We cook the rice in the stock to infuse it with flavor.

Seasoning – Keep it simple with garlic, salt, and pepper.

Butter – Are you really eating rice if you don’t add a bit of butter?

How To Make Rice With Vegetables:

Rice: You’ll want to start this rice and vegetable recipe off by heating some olive oil in a skillet. Add the uncooked rice to the skillet and stir frequently, letting it heat up until it’s lightly golden around the edges. That’ll add some extra flavor to the rice, but be careful not to burn it.

Vegetables: When the rice has turned golden you can add in the frozen vegetables. You could definitely use fresh cut veggies if you want to do the extra work, but this is supposed to be an easy recipe so we’re just going to throw in a bag of frozen mixed vegetables!

Go ahead and add the garlic in with the frozen vegetables, stir and cook for a couple of minutes before moving on to the next step.

Simmer: Now we need something for all that rice to cook in and soak up, and chicken stock is perfect for that! Pour in the chicken stock and add the salt and pepper, give it a stir and then cover and allow it to simmer.

After it has simmered long enough you can remove it from the heat and let it sit, still covered, for about ten minutes.

When you remove the cover all the liquid should have been absorbed into the rice and veggies. Add the butter and parsley and give it another stir to fluff it up, and finally you can serve!

More side dish favorites!

• Air Fryer Tater Tots
• Funeral Potatoes
• Jiffy Corn Casserole
• Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
• Broccoli Cheese Casserole