Rice Cooker Melange

This is a rice-based complete meal made in a rice cooker. I make this in a 7-cup rice cooker. I don't suggest using one much smaller than that.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 244 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ cup dry lentils
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
• 1 cup water, or as needed
• ½ teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 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
• 4 ounces frozen chopped spinach
• 1 ½ teaspoons dehydrated onion flakes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Cook in rice cooker until the "done" signal chimes and the rice is completely tender, 60 to 90 minutes.