Baked Mushroom Bacon Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
• 8 slices bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery (optional)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion (optional)
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (more if you're not using the celery and onions)
• 2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
• fresh ground black pepper
• dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 425 f or 220 c.
• 2 if you are using a fan assisted oven, you can cut the heat by about 10 percent.
• 3 in a large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the rice and bacon for two minutes.
• 4 add the celery, onion and mushrooms.
• 5 cook and stir for a further 2-4 minutes, until the vegetables just start to soften.
• 6 pour into a large casserole dish.
• 7 stir in the broth and garlic.
• 8 add a generous amount of black pepper and a couple pinches of oregano.
• 9 mix well.
• 10 cover and bake for 30 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked.