As I mentioned in my post, yesterday, I used to be a vegan a few years back. Cheese is my most favorite food so it was hard to do, until I found nutritional yeast. If you don’t know what it is then just check out my post What is Nutritional Yeast?
Doesn’t this Cheezy Rice and Broccoli Casserole look yummy? Funny thing is that it doesn’t have cheese or rice in it. Personally, I choose not to eat rice that often because of my Type II Diabetes and low carb diet but I used to eat rice all the time. This recipe is great both ways, so feel free to experiement. If you need assistance with the faux rice then just head on over to the Cauliflower Rice page.
I adapted this recipe from The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook by Jo Stepaniak. She has written a number of cookbooks and I have most of them … they’re that good!
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice
- 2 cups unsweetened soy milk
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 2 tbsp umeboshi vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1-1/2 to 2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place all ingredients in a 4 quart casserole dish and mix until well combined.
- Cover and bake 50-60 minutes or until rice is done.
The recipe above is for the rice preparation. If making with cauliflower rice then just decrease the soymilk to 1 cup and increase the riced cauliflower to 2 cups. If you don't have umeboshi vinegar then feel free to use any type of vinegar or salt, if desired.
Here are some other great recipes for nutritional yeast from Lesaffre.
Spicy Popcorn
Tangy Marinade and Seasoning Sauce
Pita Crisps
Vegetable Soup
Scrambled Tofu
Cheesy Bread Sticks
Eggless Egg Salad
Loved the recipe, i’ll surely try it.
Hope you like it, Martha :-)
oh yum, this looks so good! i love reading all your healthified adaptations of traditional dishes and this looks amazing!
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Thank you so much, Amy :-)
That looks lovely and indulgently cheesey! Who knew that it was vegan! :D
It is so good, Lorraine … Thx for stopping by :-)
I have been trying to include brown rice in our diet, like cooking it with white rice, making a drink from it, and blending it with almonds for making a tea, and here I find more inspirations. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome, THK :-)
I have always made the dish with cheese and rice but this sounds pretty good, especially for someone wanting to take pounds off.
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Maureen … This dish is so healthy and just eeks of goodness … Hope you try it :-)
Love this. I am always looking for healthy recipes.
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So glad you liked it, WOD :-)
Looks yummy! Recently, I’ve been seeing lots of recipes that use nutritional yeast. I definitely want to give your’s a try :)
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I hope you’ll let me know how it turns out :-)
I really do not think I could live without cheese!
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It can be quite the challenge … So glad I’m not doing that anymore :-)
Isn’t Nutritional Yeast the best? It’s so versatile and adds such a unique quality to whatever it is added to. Your casserole looks like a crowd-pleaser!
Thank you, Kristy ;-)
After yesterday’s post, I’m so glad you included a recipe! I am a cheese addict! I would definitely try this!
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Thanks, Jen … It’s so unique so everyone should try it at least once :-)