rice cooker melange

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained and juice reserved
• 1 (5 ounce) can chunk white chicken, or to taste, drained with liquid reserved
• 1 cup water, or as needed
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1/2 cup dry lentils
• 4 ounces frozen chopped spinach
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dehydrated onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• measure reserved liquid from tomatoes and chicken together; pour into a bowl. add enough water so the liquid equals 3 cups; pour into rice cooker along with chicken broth, tomatoes, rice, lentils, spinach, mushrooms, basil, onion flakes, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• cook in rice cooker until the "done" signal chimes and the rice is completely tender, 60 to 90 minutes.