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Make Our Mushroom Rice Pilaf For an Easy Sidekick

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Mushroom Rice Pilaf -A forgiving, generous dish

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Mushroom Rice Pilaf is a side dish that completes a veggie meal with satisfaction. It’s filling, flavorful and forgiving!

mushroom rice pilaf

And it’s easy to change it up and make it your own with whatever veggie additions you have handy. You can use this recipe or add peas, asparagus, or chopped broccoli instead of the green pepper. It’s a great go-to rice addition for almost any meal!

When you don’t want potatoes or pasta but something a little different

That’s when you can reach for this recipe to round out your dinner plate! It plays nice with all the other vegetables and meat substitutes and it will make everybody happy. It’s also great when you have little on hand. Just a little rice, a handful of mushrooms, half a pepper, half an onion, and some vegetable broth become a lovely accompaniment to your meal.  It makes great leftovers as well!

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So, feel free to experiment with this recipe and create your own favorite version. We’d love to hear how it turns out and what you did to make it your own. Send us a photo on Instagram or Facebook if you come up with a killer combination for this rice recipe.

Until then…

Some of our favorite ways to enjoy Mushroom Rice Pilaf is with a vegan meatloaf (homemade or Gardein brand), roasted butternut squash, and brussel sprouts. We also like to have it with chick’n marsala (recipe coming soon!), and a baked sweet potato. Adding black beans and a sprinkling of vegan parmesan cheese would also work well as a main dish. Or, stuff it in par-boiled peppers, perhaps stir in a little Posh Pesto, cover with tomato sauce, and heat in the oven for a stuffed pepper version of this side dish. So any way you make it, it will be magnanimous, no doubt!

P.S. Also, it goes nicely with a glass of chardonnay.. a little for the pilaf, a little for you. Win-win!

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Try my favorite! Wolffer Vineyards Summer in a Bottle ♥

But only if you’re over 21, of course! 😉

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Mushroom Rice Pilaf

A simple rice dish that goes with almost any meal and is great any time of year!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: dinner
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 2/3 cup long grain white rice or arborio rice
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, diced
  • 1/4 cup onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups veggie broth omit 1/2 cup if using wine
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Heat oil in a skillet then add onion and green pepper. cook for about 3-5 minutes until softened. Step 2: Add in mushrooms, garlic, and oregano. Step 3: Cook and stir another 5 minutes until mushrooms have given up their liquid and just start sticking to the pan a bit. Step 4: Add in rice and stir occasionally, while cooking for another couple minutes. Step 5: Add wine (if using) and broth, bring to a boil then quickly reduce heat to simmer, give a little stir, and cover the pan with a well-fitting lid. Cook 15 minutes until rice is tender and liquids are absorbed. Step 6: Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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The Best Peaceful Pot Pie

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peaceful pot pie

The Hamptons Vegan is pleased to present: a peaceful pot pie.

Yes, this peaceful pot pie is vegan so that means no harm, no foul or fowl! It’s a piece of peaceful comfort food that you can make your own just by altering the veggies or faux meat ingredients. And you can use your own crust or use a store-bought variety.

Because this pot pie is a throwback to the comfort food you grew up eating. But without the meat or dairy. So it’s perfect for a cold winter night or when your tummy needs a warm hug. And it works great for potlucks, too!

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add top crust, bake…and there you go!
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Let’s Eat!

Preparation for peaceful pot pie for potlucks and plenty of other things!

Some of the great things about the peaceful pot pie are the simple ingredients, the ease of preparation, and the freezability. Is that a word? Sorry, no, not a word. But I am using it anyway.

And another great thing is its portability, too! You can make one big pie or several little ones. They also reheat well for leftovers.

I love to make these ahead of time and have them ready to go at a moment’s notice. So when there’s just no time to start a whole meal from scratch, thaw it a bit, and pop it in the oven. And if you keep some individual pies handy in the freezer, everyone can grab a meal pie whenever it’s needed.

So we took these to our first vegan potluck at the Westhampton Beach Library! And they are welcome after a peaceful protest, too!

Need a pot pie hug?!

Because if you are in need of a warm hug now, head to the kitchen. Turn on some Norah Jones (or your go-to happy-music-to-cook-with station). Then pour a glass of wine (or chamomile tea) and assemble your peaceful pot pie ingredients into a lovely meal.

While you wait for your oven timer to ding, put on your comfiest clothes (if you haven’t already), have some cuddle time with your cat, dog, or human, (or other), and get ready to enjoy the rest of your evening. 

Because your cares will melt away after that the first bite of your tummy-hugging peaceful pot pie. Now take a couple of deep breaths, and slow it down. There. All will be right with the world again before you know it. So consider yourself hugged. 

XOXO

Now try some of our other comfy food choices, too! How about Gratifying Garlic and Oil Pasta, Believe it! Beef Stew or Brilliant Banana Bread to add to your vegan comfort food collection?!

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Pleased to Present: Peaceful Pot Pie

PEACEFUL POT PIE: for peaceful eating, for comfort food, for the love of easy homemade meals.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package faux chicken, cut into 1/2 inch cubes like Gardein chik’n scallopini or Terryaki Strips or Butler Soy Curls (See recipe notes)
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup vegan butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
  • 2 teaspoons faux chicken or veggie broth base or use 1 veggie bouillion cube like Better than Bouillion No Chicken Base (see recipe notes for more)
  • 2/3 cup non dairy milk like Westsoy or Trader Joe’s soymilk
  • 2 9 inch unbaked pie crusts like Wholly Wholesome organic pie shells

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  2. In a saucepan (about the 2-quart size), combine chick'n, carrots, celery, and peas. Add water enough to cover and bring to a boil. Then turn it down to a simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered.
  3. After 15 minutes, remove from heat and drain veggies with a strainer over a 2-cup or larger heatproof measuring cup to reserve the liquid. Set veggies aside. Add enough water to reserved veggie cooking liquid to measure to 1 3/4 cups. Add the 2 teaspoons broth base or 1 veggie bouillon cube and mix together. Set aside. (If using broth rather than base or bouillon, then use enough to measure to 1 3/4, omitting the water)
  4. In the same saucepan. veggies were cooked in, cook onion in the butter over medium heat until soft and translucent.
  5. Whisk in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Cook for a couple of minutes, then slowly stir in broth and then the non-dairy milk
  6. Turn heat to low-med and simmer until thickened, stirring frequently. (A few minutes should do)
  7. Put one pie crust into a pie plate and then spoon veggies into the crust. Pour hot broth over vegetables in the pie crust. Top with remaining pie crust and then cut a few slits in the top crust for steam to escape.
  8. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and bubbly.

Notes

we like Gardein Chick’n Scallopini or Gardein Chicken Terriyaki Strips (without the sauce packet) for our chick’n filling ingredient.
Also, Butler Soy Curls work very well, can be used for a variety of recipes, and can be purchased at Amazon. (must be rehydrated before using in this recipe)
Better than bouillon no chicken base is our go-to choice or Better than Bouillon vegetable base.
Wholly Wholesome organic pie shells are great if not using your own recipe and they make a gluten-free pie crust, too!
Other veggie broth choices are Pacific broth and Edward and Sons bouillon cubes.