Recipe: Brown Rice and Lentil Pilaf (rice cooker)

BROWN RICE AND LENTIL PILAF

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup chopped shallots
2 (rice cooker) cups long grain brown rice*
5 1/2 tablespoons brown lentils
1 teaspoon thyme
2 1/4 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Place rice cooking bowl in rice cooker. Add olive oil. Cover and turn on; let heat for 1 minute.

Add carrots, mushrooms and shallots to rice cooker bowl; stir, using rice paddle to coat with oil. Cover and cook for 3 minutes (Rice Cooker will shut off).

Stir in rice, lentils and thyme. Add stock and water; stir, using rice paddle. Cover and turn on. Cooking time will be approximately 30 minutes. The Rice Cooker will then switch to "Warm". Let stand 5 to 10 minutes (or longer) on "Warm" before serving.

Fluff with rice paddle and transfer to a warm serving bowl.

*Your rice cooker cup equals 6-ounces (12 tablespoons
or 3/4 of a standard 1-cup measure) measuring cup.

Makes 6 cups (12 servings)
Source: Cuisinart 8-cup rice cooker manual