Veggie brown rice bake

Making better food choices doesn’t have to mean only eating lettuce leaves. Ntwenhle Gcabashe shows you how to prepare a veggie and brown rice bake that is delicious and good for you.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Serves: 5–6

• 2 cups brown rice, cooked
• 3 tablespoons (45ml) oil
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups frozen peas, thawed
• 1 cup asparagus, chopped
• 2 cups spinach, chopped
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 4 eggs
• Handful fresh basil, shredded
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• Red micro leaves, for serving

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1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry garlic until soft.
3. Add peas, asparagus, spinach and cream cheese. Cook until soft. Transfer the mixture into a bowl.
4. Add eggs, basil and parmesan cheese. Mix well and spoon into a lightly greased baking tin. Bake for 45–50 minutes or until set.
5. Let it cool, and serve with micro leaves.

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