One Pot Veggie Cajun Rice
A flavorful, aromatic, rice dish packed with yummy veggies and spices, perfect for a meal or as an addition to your meal!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 minced serrano pepper
- 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced zucchini
- 1/2 cup diced mushroom
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 cup rice rinsed well
- 2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- chopped cilantro for garnish
- chopped scallions for garnish
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom pan, heat unsalted butter until melted and then add bay leaf, garlic, diced onion and serrano pepper and cook for a minute
- Next add in the peppers, zucchini, and mushrooms and cook for about 2-3 minutes until slightly softened, followed by the frozen corn
- Then, add in tomato paste and seasonings and mix thoroughly. Once mixed, add in the rinsed rice and mix until all the rice is covered in the seasonings and tomato paste and veggies are mixed throughout
- Add in the vegetable broth and water, and lightly mix. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer and cook for 15-16 minutes, or until all the liquid is soaked up
- After 15 minutes, remove cover and fluff rice with a fork. It should be perfectly cooked at this point! Garnish with cilantro and scallions and serve hot!
Notes
- I used short grain rice for this recipe, but regular long grain rice is perfectly fine too!
- You can replace with brown rice, but cooking time will vary
- This is a veggie packed dish, so feel free to add any veggies you may have and want to use up
- I used the McCormick Cajun seasoning for this recipe