Italian Style Veggie Rice. This easy recipe for Italian Style Rice uses roasted eggplant, zucchini, onions and red peppers creating a delicious side dish or vegetarian supper anyone would enjoy. Give rice an Italian twist with this colorful and fragrant recipe. It's a great way to get lots of veggies into your children's diet.

There will still be a bit of saucy moisture, some of which will evaporate as the dish cools slightly. There are so many great flavors and textures in these wraps. Feel free to experiment with the ingredients—use mozzarella, pepperoni or any combo you like. You can cook Italian Style Veggie Rice using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Italian Style Veggie Rice

1. Prepare 2 tbsp. of olive oil, divided.
2. You need 8 oz. of sliced mushrooms.
3. It's 4 cloves of garlic, minced.
4. It's 1/2 of yellow onion, roughly diced.
5. You need 1 of medium carrot, peeled and chopped.
6. It's 1 stalk of celery, chopped.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp. of tomato paste.
8. Prepare 1 can (15 oz.) of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed.
9. Prepare 1 cup of minute brown rice.
10. Prepare 1 can (8 oz.) of unsalted tomato sauce + 1 can water.
11. Prepare 1 tsp. of dried basil.
12. You need 1/2 tsp. of each dried oregano, salt, pepper.
13. It's 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Italian Style Veggie Rice instructions

1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large, deep skillet with a tight fitting lid over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the mushrooms and cook them until browned, stirring occasionally. Add the minced garlic and cook another minute or so, until fragrant. Then remove the mushrooms to a separate plate and set them aside..
2. Add the additional oil to the skillet and add the carrots, onions and celery with a big pinch of salt. Stir often until the carrots have begun to soften, then stir in the tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently, for a couple of minutes, then stir in the mushrooms, rice, beans, tomato sauce, water and seasonings. Increase the heat and let it come up to a low boil..
3. Once it begins to bubble, place the lid on and lower the heat to low. Let it simmer covered for 10 minutes. Then turn off the heat, but keep the lid on for 5 more minutes. Then fluff with a fork and sprinkle the mozzarella over the top. Place the lid back on for a couple minutes until the cheese melts, then you're ready to serve..

To drink, try an Italian red wine such as Valpolicella. This Italian Style Steamed Chicken and Veggies meets the criteria for my clean eating lifestyle all while satisfying my desire for the Italian flavors I grew up with! And the best part is there is no actual cooking involved. Dish is slightly saucy when completely cooled. Best vegetarian Italian recipes: Some say love conquers all, but I say Italian food does.