Vegan "Cheesy" Broccoli & Wild Rice Casserole

Vegan "Cheesy" Broccoli & Wild Rice Casserole

This may look like an unappealing mess, but it is quite a tasty little dish! I would recommend using cheese (vegan, of course!) in the white sauce if you have it on hand! 

 

1 tablespoon butter

1 small onion, diced

sprinkle of salt

1 garlic clove, chopped

1/3 cup black wild rice, washed

1 cup white or brown rice, washed

4 cups of water, hot or boiling

1 large broccoli, chopped

2 tbsp flour

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

1 cup soy milk

1 tbsps vegetable stock powder

Pepper, to taste

 

Place the butter in a medium-sized frying pan over medium-high heat. When heated, add the onion, garlic and salt, and fry for three to five minutes (until translucent).

Toss in the rice and fry for a minute, stirring frequently, before adding 3 cups of water. When it has boiled, turn the heat down to low, set the timer for twenty minutes and stir occasionally.

After twenty minutes, add the broccoli and an additional cup of water. Put the timer on for another twenty minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, mix the yeast and flour with a little of the soymilk over medium-high heat. When there are no lumps, keep adding all the soymilk, and take off the heat after boiling (it should be thick at this point). Stir in the pepper and stock.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celcius. Mix the rice and broccoli mixture with the "cheesy" sauce, pour into a casserole dish, and bake for fifteen to twenty minutes.