Vegetable Rice Pilaf in the Rice Cooker

Cooking this pilaf in a rice cooks saves space on your stove for cooking other things. Make this vegetarian by using vegetable bouillon instead.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 358 Calories

Ingredients

• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 3 cups uncooked white rice
• 4 mushrooms, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
• 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
• 4 small heads baby bok choy, trimmed and chopped
• 3.5 cups water
• 0.25 cup water, or more if needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Dissolve 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon in 3 1/2 cups water in a rice cooker.

Step 2

Stir rice, baby bok choy, green onions, carrot, and mushrooms into the bouillon and water mixture.

Step 3

Start rice cooker and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 50 minutes.

Step 4

Dissolve 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl; transfer mixture to a blender.

Step 5

Scoop about 1 cup of the rice mixture into the blender with the bouillon mixture; process until mixture becomes a thin paste, adding more water as needed.

Step 6

Mix the rice paste with the remaining cooked vegetables and rice until thoroughly combined.

Step 7

Season with black pepper.