Healthy Spinach Feta & Rice Casserole
This Healthy Spinach, Feta & Rice Casserole is an easy meal to make and even more delicious to eat! Soft, fluffy rice is mixed with fresh spinach, salty feta, mushrooms, and sun-dried tomatoes, then topped with a delicious cream sauce and baked to perfection in the oven.
Ingredients
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 4 large handfuls of fresh spinach
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 handful fresh dill
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 large eggs
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Cook the rice by adding the rice and the vegetable broth to an instant pot and cooking on the rice setting (high pressure for 12 minutes). Alternatively, you can cook the rice on the stovetop according to the package instructions.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- While the rice is cooking and the oven is preheating, heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Add the oil and onion and cook until the onion begins to soften and turn translucent about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more, then add the mushrooms, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes more, until the mushrooms have softened and the spinach has started to wilt.
- Remove the pan from heat and add the cooked rice, feta, dill, salt, and pepper to the pan and mix well until everything is combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, sour cream, and lemon zest together until everything is smooth and well combined. Add the egg mixture to the rice and stir well to combine.
- Transfer the mixture to a greased 9x13 casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake the casserole for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the top has lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and serve!
Notes
- Rice casserole may be made ahead of time and reheated. If the rice seems dry when reheating, add just a bit of broth and stir well to incorporate before reheating in the microwave or in the oven.
- Works great as a side, or make it a main dish by adding chicken, steak or pork!
Nutrition
Calories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 11gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 733mgPotassium: 476mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 685IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 153mgIron: 2mg
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