Meet your new favourite mushroom recipe! Rice infused with earthy mushroom flavour tossed through with caramelised mushrooms, this Mushroom Rice is worthy of being a meal by itself.
Also see Baked Mushroom Rice!
A Mushroom recipe for mushroom lovers!
This one is for mushrooms lovers! Though….in all honesty, I know not of any mushroom haters. I’m a Banana Hater (slimy horrible, stinky thing!).
I know a hater of all things “bouncy” (fish cakes, tofu etc), a capsicum hater, and a hater of all things that smell like…..errr…. wind. Egg, popcorn and corn apparently fall into this category.
But I’ve never heard of a Mushroom Hater. Have you??
This recipe is pretty straight forward. It has a giant mound of mushrooms in it – 750g / 1.5 lb to be exact – which does take time to cook until golden. But the cooking part is a cinch.
How to make Mushroom Rice (my way!)
There are a couple of things I think I do differently to most Mushroom Rice recipes. Nothing schmancy, this is just the way I do it:
Stir through some browned mushrooms at the end – So brown them, then remove them, and add some of them back in at the end. This is because the mushrooms that are cooked with the rice lose their caramelisation and we all know what a fan I am of the golden bits. Always the best flavour!
Rice is stained brown from the mushrooms – If you cook the mushrooms on high heat and brown them nicely, the base of the pot will basically be entirely brown. And when the broth is added, it deglazes the pot so all that brown stuff* mixes into the broth and all that flavour ends up in the rice. You’ll see it in the video (below the recipe, where it always is!)
*It’s called fond! That’s the technical term. 🙂
What to serve with Mushroom Rice
Personally, I’m happy scoffing down a giant bowl of this as a meal in itself!
But it usually makes an appearance as a side dish. I can’t think of any main that it wouldn’t go well with – and it also pairs well with any cuisines as well. It’s just as at home alongside your favourite Roast Chicken as it is with Chinese BBQ Pork. I’d serve it with Steak with Creamy Peppercorn Sauce, a Steak with Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce or even a Steak with a Japanese Butter Sauce.
And here are a few suggestions for some quick and easy main dishes that Mushroom Rice would be a terrific side for:
Quick mains to serve with Mushroom Rice
Enjoy! – Nagi x
Watch how to make it
Rice with Mushrooms recipe video! Note the part where I add some of the broth to deglaze the pot and it turns a dark brown colour, that’s why my rice is brown (and extra tasty! 😉 ).
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Mushroom Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 – 3 tbsp olive oil , separated
- 30g / 2 tbsp butter
- 750g / 1.5 lb mushrooms , sliced 3 – 5 mm / 1/8 – 1/5″ thick (Note 1)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 small onion , finely diced
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice, uncooked (Note 2)
- 2 1/4 cups vegetable stock / broth (or chicken) (Note 3)
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups green onions , sliced
- Optional: More butter to stir through
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot over high heat. Add half the mushrooms, and cook for 5 minutes until golden. Season with salt and pepper then remove and set aside (we put these in at the end, mushrooms cooked in rice don’t stay as golden).
- If the pot is dry, another 1/2 – 1 tbsp oil, and add butter. When melted, add onions and garlic.
- Cook for 30 seconds, then add remaining mushrooms. Cook for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are lightly browned (they won’t caramelise as well as the first batch) and the base of the pot is brown.
- Add rice and a splash of broth. Mix so the brown stuff on the bottom of the pot mixes into the liquid. (Video below helpful here)
- Once the base of the pot is clean, add remaining liquid. Place lid on, bring to a simmer then turn down to medium low.
- Cook for 15 minutes or until there is no residual liquid (tilt pot to check).
- Remove from stove, remove lid, QUICKLY toss in reserved mushrooms and scallions, put lid back on. Leave for 10 minutes (do not skip this step!).
- Fluff rice using a fork or wooden spoon. OPTIONAL: Stir through more butter. 🙂 Serve!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Mmm…. Mushroom Rice….
Soooo DELICIOUS is this! Easy to make. I used brown rice, read the notes for this. And it was fluffy too. I also used green peas. This is one of my Favorites now 😍😍😍Thanks for sharing 👌👌👌I made a hit today 💖💖💖
Hi,
How many grams in a cup?
I attempted to google but got a different answer everytime.
This is for the rice and the scallions.
Thanks
Yes because the grams is always different I used a cup measure. Thats safe. In the “notes of brown rice” she mentioned 2 and half cups and 2 and 3/4 cups brown rice. I almost used 3 cups in about 20-25 min. I know the rice to cook. Her advice is to use fluffy rice like Basmatu rice. Don t use pandan or that kind of rice cos that will stick together. Choice of rice is more important than the amount of cups. Just check rhe rice after 10 min. You can always put more boiled water to it. I hope this will help 😊😊😊
I used 3 scallions.
Wahoo, that’s great to hear Ira! N x
Thanks Nagi! I use this recipe with basically anything and everything. Yum, yum, yum.
Wahoo, that’s awesome Georgia! N x
This recipe is delicious. I made exactly as written – used jasmine rice, chicken broth and button mushrooms. Flavor was out of this world. Even my husband who likes mushrooms but doesn’t love them enjoyed this dish. Served with roasted cornish game hens. Winner!
That’s great Cathy!!! N x
This is fabulous! Thanks so much for this recipe; my wife loves it and so do I!
Perfect Steve! N x
Nagi, I’m eating this wonderful recipe as I write this. You had me at mushrooms!! I love them too and this recipe is delicious! The browned bits make it extra special. Thank you for sharing. I will try not to eat it all at once!!
I did not make this yet, but plan to do so very soon. I just wanted to leave a comment for Nagi: I thoroughly enjoy your posts You make me laugh and lighten up my day – very important during these times! Plese give a hug to the Dog. He is so adorable
Thank you so much Margaret!!! N x
Made this tonight because I had mushrooms I was afraid would go off, my boyfriend is singing my praises, it’s delicious.
That’s great to hear Michelle, one of my favourite ways to use mushrooms!! N x
How long does this recipe take normally ?
Hi Vivian, cook and prep time are listed at the top f the recipe just under the heading 🙂 N x
Followed exactly, and it was awesome. My kids loved it too. Thank you.
WOOT! That’s the best Brad! N x
I followed this recipe exactly and my rice is still raw! 🙁
Hi Nat, sorry you had issues here – the rice should definitely not be raw. What type of rice were you using? You may need to up the heat a little (all stoves are different) N x
It was long grain. I think it may have been the stove. It’s the only recipe of yours that hasn’t worked out..I will stick to the meals that don’t involve rice lol
This was yummy. I have set off the smoke detector more times due to recipes requiring HIGH heat to saute. So I didn’t heed this either…..wish I had. I would have had more brown in the bottom of the pot. It was still good though, and will be even better next time.
Hi! I’ve been meaning to make this but only have 400g of mushrooms, so I was going to half the recipe. Do I need to adjust the cook time in step 6?
Hi Nagi,
Want to make this for dinner but not sure do I need to wash/rinse the rice before cooking?
Hi Sandra, no need to wash the rice, just follow the recipe as is 🙂 N x
Hi. Want to try this yummy recipe for dinner but we’re in lockdown in South Africa and I only beef broth. Can I use that? Or is it better to wait till I can go get vegetable broth?
Hi Kim, beef broth may be slightly too strong in flavour, do you have any vegeta powder that you could make up some stock? N x
Truly delicious. This was one of our 5 2 diet meals. No spring onions so used baby leeks, and when dished up just splashed with soya sauce . Its a regular now. Thank you.
Sounds like you nailed it Carol! N x
Hello Nagi how are you? Please share a post on some of your pots, pans and kitchenware and where we can buy them online. Thank you
Great idea Shifa!! N x
Hi Nagi Another SUPER DOOPER DINNER
I added some chicken too.
I would love your thoughts on :CONTINENTAL STOCK POTS ?
I love them I think the flavour is superb.
That’s great Dee!! I dont use the stock pots personally but they are a great space saver! N x
Delicious.
I could it this evry day.
Thanks Nagi. Kiss Dozer for me.
Trying to shake it up while on lockdown, I was looking for a new rice recipe and ran across this. My grandson LOVED it, I liked it VERY much and hubby said it was ok…but what does he know?! It’s wonderful as is (I pretty much follow new recipes verbatim) Although next time I’ll try it with beef broth instead of vegetable broth. Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing. 🤗
This mushroom rice is delicious. I could probably eat the whole thing myself. And yes, it would definitely lend itself well with meat added if one wanted to.