Best 12 Vegetable Rice Casserole Recipes

BROWN RICE VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a greased 3-qt. baking dish, combine the broth, rice, 1 cup onion, soy sauce, butter and thyme. Cover and bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until rice is tender., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, garlic and remaining onion in oil until crisp-tender; spoon over rice mixture. , Cover and bake for 10 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cashews and cheese if desired. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

VEGETABLE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spread the rice into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Layer with zucchini, yellow squash, onion and half of the basil; top with green pepper, celery and tomatoes. Combine the brown sugar, salt and pepper; sprinkle over vegetables. Drizzle with oil. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until tender. Sprinkle with remaining basil.

CHICKEN, VEGETABLE AND BROWN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a 9x13" or larger casserole dish stir together rice, soup, water, 2 tablespoons of dill weed, 1 teaspoon of paprika, salt and pepper to taste, celery, onion, and carrots.
• make sure rice is covered by liquid.
• Skin chicken pieces and place meat side up on top of rice and vegetable mixture, leaving about 1" between pieces.
• Cover casserole dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, remove casserole from oven and check chicken for doneness by piercing thickest pieces and looking for clear juices.
• If juices are pink or unclear put casserole back in oven and bake until juices run clear.
• Meanwhile in a medium saucepan melt butter or margarine over low heat.
• Remove pan from heat and add in the crushed crackers, remaining 2 tablespoons of dill, and remaining 2 teaspoons of paprika.
• Stir well until butter is absorbed and mixture is moist.
• Remove casserole from oven and discard aluminum foil.
• Spoon cracker mixture over chicken pieces only and spread.
• Place casserole back in oven and bake 10-15 minutes more or until cracker mixture is firm but not dry.
• Remove casserole from oven and let stand 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed into the rice.

CHEESY VEGETABLE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Choose frozen veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, etc.
• Boil veggies until close to tenderness you prefer.
• Prepare minute rice.
• In large baking dish (we used 9x11x4), mix veggies, rice, whipping cream and sour cream. If you're using chicken, mix in the cooked chicken now.
• Arrange cheese pieces in a single layer on top of mixture.
• Place baking dish in oven set to 400 degrees and cook until cheese is melted.
• Remove dish and stir. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top and place back in oven until cheese is melted.
• Remove from oven and serve.

VEGETABLE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray 2-quart casserole to prevent massive sticking.
• Layer the casserole contents in exactly the order listed above.
• Cover and bake in a 375°F oven for 35-40 minutes.

BAKED RICE, CHEESE AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add corn and tomato and sauté 3 minutes. Add rice, 1 cup cheese, cream and thyme and stir until cheese melts and mixture is heated through. Transfer mixture to 8-cup soufflé dish.
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over rice mixture. Broil until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.

VEGETABLE & BEAN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lime-Garlic Sauce: In a small saucepan, Melt butter slowly over medium heat OR briefly heat oil over medium heat.
• Mix in cornstarch.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Boil for 1 minute and then remove from heat.
• Stir in garlic and lime-juice to taste.
• (I prefer a rather strongly flavored sauce as the flavor will be diluted when mixed into the casserole).
• Casserole: Prepare rice, beans, and vegetables according to package directions, separately.
• Divide sauce evenly between rice and vegetables.
• Mix so that rice and vegetables are well-coated.
• Spread rice evenly in bottom of 11 x 7 casserole.
• Spread vegetables over rice.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup shredded cheddar over vegetables.
• Spread beans over cheese.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over beans.
• Cover and bake at 350°F until heated through and cheese is melted (15-20 minutes assuming that rice and beans are still warm).

TOFU, RICE AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, brown the rice, stirring constantly; pour it into a greased or pan-sprayed 1-1/2-quart or larger oven-safe casserole.
• In the same saucepan, melt the margarine and add the onion and curry powder. Note that you might want to add a bit of tamari, Bragg's Liquid Aminos, or salt if you're using curry powder that does not contain salt.
• Cook until the onion's almost transparent, about 5 minutes, and then add the spinach, tofu, and corn; cook until all are thawed, breaking up the tofu with a spoon.
• When through, drain, pressing the liquid out of the vegetable/tofu mixture (or you can just squish it through your fingers, in which case, of course, cool it slightly beforehand).
• Reserve this liquid and add enough hot water to it to make 2 cups. In a separate container, heat this liquid to boiling.
• Stir the boiling liquid back into the vegetable/tofu mixture and bring it all to a boil.
• Remove it from the heat and stir it into the rice that's in the casserole dish.
• Cover and bake it at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until the rice is tender and all the liquid has been absorbed.
• Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

HAWAIIAN SAUSAGE, RICE AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
• 2. In small saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil.
• 3. In ungreased 2 1/2-quart casserole dish, combine all ingredients including seasoning packet from the rice package and boiling water; mix well. Cover dish with lid or foil.
• 4. Bake at 375°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until rice is tender. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SAVORY VEGETABLE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to the method that you prefer (stovetop, microwave).
• Steam the cauliflower until tender (again, stovetop, microwave).
• Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the mushrooms and onions and saute until soft.
• Add the chile pepper and tomatoes, continue sauteing until completely cooked through.
• Mix the rice with the sauteed vegetables.
• Add the eggs and mix well.
• Add the paprika, and the salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into a greased baking dish.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.

NUTTY VEGETABLE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Soak rice in water for ten minutes (in the pot you will cook it in).
• While rice soaks, mix almond butter and milk throroughly in a small bowl. Set aside. Begin to chop carrots, onion, garlic and ginger.
• Drain and rinse rice, and add fresh water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on medium-low for eight minutes.
• While rice cooks, saute carrots, onion, garlic and ginger in a pan with olive oil until they begin to be tender. While these are cooking, stir occasionally and chop beet greens into bite-size pieces.
• When rice is cooked, turn off heat and let stand, covered, for ten minutes.
• While rice stands, add beet greens to vegetable saute and cook until just tender. I prefer not to overcook these so you still have a variety of textures in the casserole and it doesn't turn into a "blob".
• When rice has stood for ten minutes, remove lid, add almond butter and milk mixture, and stir thoroughly. Add vegetable saute mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Pour mixture (should be very thick) into a medium casserole and top with paprika and a bit of salt.
• Cook at 375 for ten minutes, covered. Enjoy!

VEGETABLE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Prep and chop onions, garlic and peppers. Set aside till needed.
• 2. Peel & slice carrots thinly on the diagonal bias or as desired.
• 3. Add extra virgin olive oil to a large skillet. I used a16 inch skillet. Heat over medium high heat. Then add veggies & sauté until vegetables are crisp tender. About 8-10 minutes or as desired.
• 4. Cook minute Maid Rice as directed on package. When done, add to skillet of veggies & stir to blend together. Add in the mushrooms if desired undrained. I forgot to add them in.
• 5. Now add in the cream of chicken soup and the chicken Broth, and stir to blend continue to cook together. Add the steak seasoning and stir again. Allow to cook on medium low heat about 6-8 minutes, add in both cheeses, ad stir until cheese melts.
• 6. Prep a large casserole dish with cooking spray, and pour in rice mixture, Top with additional cheddar cheese, place in preheated 350 degree F. oven for about 15 minutes or until cheese melts, remove from oven, garnish top with chopped green onion tops, and serve while still piping hot.
• 7. Serve and enjoy with your favorite meats.