Shiitake Brown Rice

Name: Shiitake Brown Rice
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup brown rice; 2½ cups water; 1 cup shiitake mushrooms (caps only, sliced thin); unrefined salt (real, pink, or Celtic salt) ( to taste); Black Pepper (to taste)

RECIPES – SIDES, VEGAN

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

This 2-ingredient Shiitake Brown Rice makes for an easy side dish packed with umami flavor.

Mushrooms are both delicious and nutritious. So much so, I recommend my students and clients to add in them to their plate on a regular basis.

I recently shared this recipe, along with the incredible benefits of mushrooms on The Doctors, on CBS, but in the mean time, check out my full write up on the benefits of mushrooms.

Shiitake Brown Rice

Add to Collection

No ratings yet

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings6

Ingredients

1 cup brown rice
2½ cups water
1 cup shiitake mushrooms caps only, sliced thin
unrefined salt (real, pink, or Celtic salt) to taste
Black Pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the rice, water and mushrooms. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until all the water is absorbed (about 30 minutes).
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe Notes

You can adapt this recipe for any type of mushrooms and any type of rice. Simply add an extra ¼-½ cup of water than you normally would, and note different cooking times for different varieties of rice.

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @mariamarlowe on instagram and hashtag #healthybymarlowe for a chance to be featured and win awesome prizes each month.

Clearer Skin in Just 3 Days

Sign up for my weekly newsletter to get the latest recipes, articles, & podcasts delivered to your inbox.

Plus, you’ll receive The Glow Up Guide right away, a delicious 3-day meal plan to reduce redness and bumps, fast.

More Like This

Guacamole

Read Post

Savory Tomato & Garlic Pie with Rosemary Cracker Crust

This tomato and garlic pie with rosemary cracker crust recipe is delicious hot or cold. Of course, like all the recipes on my site, it's gluten-free and dairy-free.

Read Post

Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Breakfast

On a lazy fall morning, try this loaded baked sweet potato recipe. You can pile it high with coconut yogurt, berries, figs, and your favorite superfoods, like dried mulberries or coconut shavings. The options are endless! If you want one of these babies during the week, pre-bake the sweet potato, and then simply reheat in the morning and add your toppings.

Read Post

Shiitake Brown Rice