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As you know, my husband and I are working on our 28 day Vegan challenge using the Engine 2 Diet.  WELL…I’ve been looking at recipes, working on my own, and here’s a new one that I LOVED (and…luckily, so did Joe!).

It’s TOTALLY vegan, vegetarian, or just yummy.   Try it, even if you aren’t vegan or vegetarian….it’s a really healthy fun dish!

 

 

What you’ll need for the Fruity Rice Casserole is:

  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 can pineapple chunks (and you’re using the juice too)
  • 8 oz. tofu large diced (optional)
  • 2 yams (peel and slice them)
  • 2 carrots (or a handful of baby carrots), peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 cup of raisins
  • 2 cups of DelMonte Peaches with cinnamon and brown sugar
  • 1 apple (diced)
  • sprinkle on cinnamon, salt, pepper (AND…pumpkin spice is yummy too!)
  • 2 cups of water
LIGHTLY oil (or spray pam) on a covered casserole dish (DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!!!)
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Next, start putting in the ingredients in the order as listed above.

 



You’re almost finished…just a few more things!
After you’ve layered all the ingredients….just sprinkle your spices and add the water.
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COVER your dish
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BAKE at 350 for 1 3/4 to 2 hours (mine took about 2 hours.  I just kept tasting it to see if the rice was cooked and that’s when I pulled it out).
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I actually found this recipe MANY times in vegan books and websites.  I altered it a little to add things that I like…and it turned out great!  You can change it up, add more or different fruits…you can change your spices to also get a different flavor.  (Using the DelMonte peaches with cinnamon and brown sugar really helps to add flavor to this dish).
If you’d like to see my crazy shopping trip with Isaac, please do click HERE.
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You can follow DelMonte on Twitter HERE.
and….”LIKE” them on Facebook HERE.
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This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias.  #CBias  All opinions, screaming kids, and great looking food is my own!