My Mama, Lynn, AKA Gigi to my kiddos, is the queen of developing with flavor-packed meals and sides. For those who’re new to AK, add her Puerto Rican rooster and rice and rice and beans to your menu ASAP. Rising 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 lovely garlic turmeric rice is one in every of her creations that I’ve made numerous instances as a result of it’s really easy, flavorful, and an effective way to sneak in some further veggies at any meal. Customise 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 through the week.

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

All the pieces you’ll have to make this turmeric rice

This straightforward turmeric rice is made with tremendous easy elements — lovely veggies, a number of recent herbs and spices, and jasmine or basmati rice. Right here’s all the things you’ll want:

• Olive oil: you’ll want slightly olive oil to prepare dinner down the veggies for the rice.
• Greens: we’re including a yellow onion, pink or orange bell pepper, frozen peas and carrots (or your fav frozen veggie combination) and recent spinach. The right 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 utilize water or broth to prepare 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 nicely.

Scrumptious 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 should 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 important thing to fluffy rice

Keep in mind to let your garlic turmeric rice steam after it’s performed 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 can let the rice steam, cut back any leftover liquid and create the very best texture.

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Storing & freezing suggestions

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

• To retailer: let the rice cool fully earlier than transferring it to an hermetic container or bag. Retailer 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 fully, 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 like this veggie-packed garlic turmeric rice! For those who make it remember to depart a remark and a ranking so I understand how you favored it. Get pleasure from, xo!

Gigi’s Veggie-Packed Garlic Turmeric Rice

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 35 minutes minutes

Complete Time 50 minutes minutes

ServesServes 4 servings

Elements

• For the rice:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (or butter)
• ½ giant yellow onion, finely diced
• 1 pink or orange bell pepper, finely diced
• 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons of recent grated turmeric (if you don’t need yellow palms 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:
• Contemporary chopped cilantro, for sprinkling

Directions

• 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. As soon as oil is heat add in onions and peppers and saute for 3 to five minutes, stirring sometimes, till onions are comfortable and golden. Subsequent stir in garlic and recent grated turmeric and saute for an extra minute till aromatic, stirring regularly.

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

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

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

Recipe Notes

Contemporary ginger can also be scrumptious on this rice. I like to recommend including in 1 tablespoon of grated recent ginger with the turmeric should 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. Scrumptious!

Vitamin

Serving: 1servingEnergy: 289calCarbohydrates: 48.2gProtein: 6.1gFats: 8gSaturated Fats: 1.2gFiber: 3.8gSugar: 3.8g