This Rice with Mushroom and Asparagus recipe makes a perfect summer side dish for you and your family! It’s a quick and easy rice recipe that uses veggies, and fresh parsley and feta for garnishing.
Hey, guys! How are you?
First, I would like to start this post with an apology. These past days I wasn’t here a lot. The last time I posted a recipe was Tuesday when I shared with you my favorite beans with sausage recipe. If you keep up with my blog, you may know my family was here for three weeks. I just wanted to spend all my time with them. They live in Brazil and we don’t see each other as much as I wish. They left Canada today and I am a little sad. I already miss them a lot! It is so good to have everybody you love beside you. I just feel happier when we are all together. Family is the best thing we have in life. But I am lucky that my in-laws are from Canada and I get the chance to visit them often too.
Food always helps cheer me up when I am sad, especially recipes that remind me of my childhood. As I already said a thousand times on this blog, Brazilians love rice and as a good Brazilian girl, I am a huge fan of this yummy grain. So once more, I switched things up by adding mushrooms and asparagus to my traditional rice recipe like I did with my Leek Kalamata Rice and it was delicious. Got extra mushrooms? Try my Chicken and Mushroom Recipe
I love this recipe because it comes together in less than 15 minutes and doesn’t require any complicated steps. Sounds pretty good to me! This recipe makes a perfect summer side dish for you and your family! It’s a quick and easy rice recipe that uses veggies, and fresh parsley and feta for garnishing. This simple dish has all your sides covered and pairs really well with beans made in a pressure cooker, some type of meat like rosemary and lemon roasted chicken breasts, roasted lemon chicken legs, or my foil baked salmon recipe. One last thing, you can read through my instructions on how to make fluffy rice if you want a quick refresher on how to cook your rice. I hope you enjoy this recipe and get inspired to give it a try.
If you prefer something lighter than rice, you should try my Mushroom Cauliflower Rice Skillet Recipe (Web Story) and Spicy Chicken with Cauliflower Rice.
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Rice with Mushroom and Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups mushroom, diced
- 1 cup asparagus (the spears should be cut at a diagonal in 1- and 2-inch pieces)
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 tsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp feta cheese don't add cheese if you want to make it paleo-friendly
Instructions
- In a medium-sized skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Add mushrooms. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned and tender. Don’t cover the skillet or you will steam the mushrooms instead of sauté them.
- Add asparagus. Cook and stir about 3 to 4 minutes or until tender-crisp.
- Add the rice, salt, and pepper. Stir to coat the rice with the mushroom and asparagus.
- Cook for about 2-3 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and feta cheese before serving. Enjoy!
Tips
- Before you cook your rice, make sure to rinse it.
- You can use any type of mushrooms such as baby bellas, white mushrooms, and portabello mushrooms
- Make sure you remove the woody ends of the asparagus before cooking with it.
- To store: You can store leftover rice with mushrooms and asparagus in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- To reheat: Reheat leftovers in the microwave.
- To freeze: Freeze any leftovers in a freezer-safe airtight bag for up to 3 months. Thaw before reheating.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
I’m sorry your family just left. That must be so hard. I get sad when my sister leaves, and she only lives 10 minutes away! Haha! This rice dish looks delicious!
Julia says
Aww I’m glad you were able to spend so much time with them but it is always sad to see family go. Especially if you know it will be a while before you see them again. I absolutely use comforting food to cheer me up as well, and this healthy rice with veggies looks perfect. Filling, yet light and healthy. Chin up, girl, I’m sending a big hug your way.
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
Hugs ,girl! It’s always a bummer to see family go, but it sounds like you had a much-deserved little vacay and that’s always nice. 🙂 This rice looks like the perfect comfort food! Mushrooms and asparagus totally belong together!
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
What a lovely looking flavorsome rice! Lovely share! 🙂
Yury says
it was wonderful, I added some tofu and made a full meal of it…everyone loved it
Elizabeth Davis says
This is DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for sharing!! I will be making it again, and again…and again!! So easy and oh so YUMMY!
Olivia says
Elizabeth, thanks a lot for stopping by and leaving a comment. I am very happy you enjoyed this recipe 😉
Karen says
Substituted shallot for garlic. Added splash of lemon juice and. 3 pats of butter. Didn’t have feta so I used Parmesan. Yummy. It was all gone
Olivia says
Mm… It sounds yummy!
Gretha says
An easy and tasty way to use up what I had in the ‘fridge. I didn’t measure anything and used leftover brown rice which worked out nicely. I’m thinking next time I might add some toasted pine nuts and/or a little squeeze of lemon but my husband said, “leave it alone, don’t change the recipe” – he loves it as it is 😀
Olivia says
So happy to hear your and your husband enjoyed this recipe. I’ve already made it with a little squeeze of lemon and I liked it too. My husband prefers without it.
Anne says
Can cauliflower rice replace regular rice in this recipe?
Olivia says
Yes I believe you can.