A Mediterranean-style rice bake with marinated artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomato and goat cheese is just the thing for those end-of-winter days.
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We live in meat-and-potatoes country. My husband grew up on it, and my family is guilty of it as well. Still, despite our upbringing, my husband and I don’t often fall back on the food of our childhood dinner tables. Instead, we choose to round out meals in a more eclectic fashion, often opting for alternative carbohydrates.
More often than not—in part thanks to our Zojirushi—we end up with a protein, a large number of vegetables and rice. We bake it, turn it into pilaf, slow cook it into creamy goodness, panfry it and add it to soups. It is definitely a staple at the dinner table, and it even makes it s way into lunch boxes at school quite often.
It seemed an obvious choice, then, when the people at Sun Foods came to see if I’d be interested in trying out their rice products, maybe creating a few recipes and becoming a spokesperson to share—well—rice with you. It was even more obvious when I learned their goal was to get families eating more whole grains, which means more brown rice, at their family dinner table.
There are days when family dinners are a daunting task. The light seems to be sucked from the sky all too quickly, leaving hungry mouths and plenty of homework, errands, and daily chores still left to do before heads hit their pillows.
Even on the busiest of days, however, I’m aware that I still need to be doing my best to provide healthy meals for those small people who are depending on me, and in those minutes, it’s wonderful to have products to turn to like Hinode‘s Brown Rice Pouches that can get brown rice on the table in just a matter of minutes.
Add to that a wide selection of products from jasmine and basmati rice all the way to black rice (you so need to try some “Forbidden Rice;” it’s a superfood, you know) and I was smitten. Luckily, so are my kids, because we’ve been eating even more rice than usual lately.
Back in January I flew down to Florida to share a few rice facts on an episode of The Balancing Act, which will air this Thursday, February 23rd at 7:00am ET – 8:00am PT on Lifetime Television channel.
If you’d like to try Hinode’s products, grab a $0.55/1 Hinode Dry Rice printable coupon or a $1/2 Hinode Microwaveable Rice printable coupon. I’ll be around here and there as we launch Hinode Rice products at Kroger, Safeway and Walmart stores. To find the nearest retailer near you, visit Hinode’s Store Locator.
This rice bake is a great meal on its own, and it reheats into enviable lunches. With preserved foods like artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes, it transitions us from winter to the beginning of spring, just as the first asparagus start to appear.
1 cup small artichoke hearts, quartered
1 cup asparagus pieces about 1″ long, blanched
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, with oil
¼ cup diced roasted red pepper
6 ounces chèvre
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
Preheat oven to 375º F. In a large mixing bowl, combine rice, artichokes, asparagus pieces, sun-dried tomatoes and roasted red pepper. Stir to combine. Cut off 4 ounces of the chèvre and break into ½”-sized pieces and add to the bowl. Add red wine vinegar, olive oil, parsley, salt and pepper and toss to combine.
Spread rice mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish. Dot the top with remaining chèvre. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until heated through and goat cheese begins to brown lightly.
Remove from oven. Serve warm.
Makes 6-8 servings.
Disclaimer: I have been hired by Hinode and SunFoods as a spokesperson. Part of that role was telling you all that I’m doing it, but I also get to fly around and promote them beyond the internet, too.
This. Looks. Amazing. I. Might. Die.
This look SO delicious!
This dish looks both hearty and satisfying. Not to mention beautiful!
This is the kind of dish that my family loves for dinner – easy, tasty and hearty. Congratulations on the Lifetime appearance!
Looks so hearty and delicious!
You had me at black rice, chica. The first time I ate that was at a Thai place that makes black sticky rice – omg so good! I didn’t know it was a super food, so now I’m pretty excited to add it into our regular diet. Congrats on the new sponsorship – I look forward to learning much more about Sun Foods!
This sure is an easy one dish meal and healthy too. Love the combination.
Love this savory brown rice dish – looks like a great meal!
Oh my…. yes, I would eat this. And I would love the leftovers for lunch. With my working days, I’m always looking for recipes that translate well to reheating again.
Love this dish! Can’t wait to try it!
This looks very very delicious. Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I’m going to try it out very soon.
-Jessica
This looks like a fabulous dish, with flavors my whole family likes. And I love the look of the halibut and black rice in the video…so pretty with that salsa!! Congrats on your spokesperson-ship!
I’m so hungry right now!! Definitely want to give this recipe a try soon. Fun seeing you on the video 🙂
Congratulations on your Lifetime appearance! Have to try this wonderful recipe soon.
I am Asian and I rarely eat a meal that does not include rice. I actually feel it to be more appetizing eating my rice in a bowl. I like the recipe and it looks kind of tempting. Thank you for sharing.
This looks beautiful and delicious! Congrats on your Lifetime appearance, Shaina!
This is absolutely stunning, Shaina! Congrats on Lifetime!
Just made this tonight…so good!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this, Janette!
Like you said in the video I don’t think most people realize that white rice is just brown with the nutrients milled away. It’s great that Hinode came out with a microwavable version because I know for many time is the main reason they don’t eat more brown rice.
Oh, this is making my mouth water! This looks perfect, can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.