Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, italian style veggie rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Italian Style Veggie Rice is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Italian Style Veggie Rice is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook italian style veggie rice using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Style Veggie Rice:

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

Steps to make Italian Style Veggie Rice:

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.

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