Gigi’s Veggie-Packed Garlic Turmeric Rice

My Mama, Lynn, AKA Gigi to my kiddos, is the queen of developing with flavor-packed meals and sides. If you’re new to AK, add her Puerto Rican rooster and rice and rice and beans to your menu ASAP. Growing up I discovered a lot about cooking from her and my Grandma, Gloria, and I like nothing greater than sharing their recipes with my household (and with all of you!)

This stunning garlic turmeric rice is certainly one of her creations that I’ve made numerous occasions as a result of it’s really easy, flavorful, and an effective way to sneak in some further veggies at any meal. Customize this rice with actually any veggies you could have readily available — recent or frozen! I’m all about stocking up on frozen veggies to make use of in fast, nourishing meals throughout the week.

Pair this scrumptious rice along with your go-to proteins, and make a double batch to have readily available all week lengthy.

Everything you’ll must make this turmeric rice

This straightforward turmeric rice is made with tremendous easy elements — stunning veggies, a couple of recent herbs and spices, and jasmine or basmati rice. Here’s every part you’ll want:

• Olive oil: you’ll want slightly olive oil to cook dinner down the veggies for the rice.
• Vegetables: we’re including a yellow onion, purple or orange bell pepper, frozen peas and carrots (or your fav frozen veggie combination) and recent spinach. The good manner to make use of up the veggies lurking in your freezer!
• Rice: be happy to make use of jasmine rice or basmati rice on this recipe.
• Water or broth: you should use water or broth to cook dinner the rice.
• Herbs & spices: we’re including recent floor turmeric for tons of anti-inflammatories, plus garlic, salt and pepper. I like garnishing the rice with recent cilantro as properly.

Delicious methods to customise this turmeric rice

• Add ginger. I like including recent ginger to this garlic turmeric rice. I like to recommend including in 1 tablespoon of grated recent ginger with the turmeric when you occur to have it readily available.
• Use your fav veggies. This recipe could be very versatile. Stir in any further leftover cooked greens you could have in your fridge, or no matter frozen veggies you’d like.

The key to fluffy rice

Remember to let your garlic turmeric rice steam after it’s accomplished simmering. You’ll need to depart the lid in your pot, take away the entire pot from the warmth and depart or not it’s for about 10 minutes. This will let the rice steam, cut back any leftover liquid and create one of the best texture.

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Storing & freezing tips

Turmeric rice is the proper aspect dish for meal prep as a result of it’s tremendous straightforward to retailer and you’ll even freeze it for later!

• To retailer: let the rice cool utterly earlier than transferring it to an airtight container or bag. Store it within the fridge for as much as 4-5 days, and easily reheat it within the microwave earlier than serving.
• To freeze: let the turmeric rice cool utterly, then switch it to a freezer-safe, hermetic container or bag. Freeze the coconut rice for as much as 3 months. To reheat, let the rice thaw within the fridge earlier than reheating it within the microwave. If the rice seems dry, merely reheat with a little bit of water.

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I hope you’re keen on this veggie-packed garlic turmeric rice! If you make it you should definitely depart a remark and a score so I understand how you appreciated it. Enjoy, xo!

Gigi’s Veggie-Packed Garlic Turmeric Rice

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

ServesServes 4 servings

Ingredients

• For the rice:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (or butter)
• ½ giant yellow onion, finely diced
• 1 purple or orange bell pepper, finely diced
• 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons of recent grated turmeric (if you don’t need yellow fingers put on gloves)
• 1 cup raw jasmine or basmati white rice
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra to style
• Freshly floor black pepper
• 2 cups of water or broth
• 1 cup of frozen peas and carrot combine (or frozen blended greens)
• ½ cup finely chopped recent spinach
• To garnish:
• Fresh chopped cilantro, for sprinkling

Instructions

• Generously rinse your rice in a big sieve and put aside.

• Place a medium pot or deep pan over medium warmth and add in olive oil. Once oil is heat add in onions and peppers and saute for 3 to five minutes, stirring sometimes, till onions are smooth and golden. Next stir in garlic and recent grated turmeric and saute for an extra minute till aromatic, stirring frequently.

• Stir 1 cup of the raw rice, kosher salt and freshly floor pepper to the veggie combination. Saute, stirring frequently for 1 minute till rice is evenly coated. Next stir in 2 cups of water.

• Bring rice to a mild boil over medium-high warmth for 1 minute, then instantly cowl, cut back warmth to low, and cook dinner for 15 to 18 minutes till rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from warmth, fluff with a fork and stir within the peas/carrots and spinach, then change the quilt and permit rice to steam for 10 to fifteen extra minutes. Taste and add extra salt and pepper, to style.

• Sprinkle with cilantro and luxuriate in instantly or enable to chill then retailer in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

Recipe Notes

Fresh ginger can be scrumptious on this rice. I like to recommend including in 1 tablespoon of grated recent ginger with the turmeric when you occur to have it readily available.
This recipe could be very versatile. Stir in any further leftover cooked veggies you could have in your fridge, or no matter frozen veggies you’d like. Delicious!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 289calCarbohydrates: 48.2gProtein: 6.1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1.2gFiber: 3.8gSugar: 3.8g