A hearty side dish with whole grains, veggies and flavored with a savory broth. Add a protein to make it a satisfying main dish.
Mushroom Bulgur Pilaf
Ingredients
1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup onion, chopped (1 medium onion)
3 cups sliced or chopped mushrooms (about 12 medium button mushrooms)
¾ cup bulgur
1 ½ cups low-sodium broth (any type)
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 cups packed fresh spinach, roughly chopped
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Rinse or scrub fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
- Heat oil on a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add mushrooms. Cook and stir often until they begin to brown.
- Add bulgur and stir until lightly browned.
- Add broth, garlic powder and pepper. Cover pan with a lid or plate and reduce heat to low.
- Cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until bulgur is tender and liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from heat, stir in spinach and serve.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes
- Try adding other seasonings such as thyme or oregano.
- No fresh spinach? Use frozen and thawed chopped spinach or other greens such as kale or chard. Add with broth during step 4 of directions.
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Comments
This is so yummy! I love the flavor and the texture. I used low-sodium vegetable broth, black pepper, and garlic powder and did not add any additional seasonings and thought they complimented the dish well. I made a few changes, I did not have bulgur on hand so I used quinoa, and it worked well. I also did not have just spinach but had a blend with chard, spinach and kale, so I used that. Both of these changes still resulted in a tasty dish, but I definitely want to try it with bulgur next time!
This looked like a good side dish, and it was. My husband really liked it and he's usually not a fan of cooked spinach. The flavor and texture were really good. It will be served again at our house.
This recipe was a lasting favorite with middle school students. One 8th grader said, "That was the best mushroom dish ever!" We were learning about herbs and I added a 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme to this recipe - thyme and lemon are great flavor boosters for mushrooms!!