My friend, Rebecca, and I made dinner for some friends, marking my first dinner party here in Austin! Since leaving Los Angeles, I have really missed cooking and having friends over. It was amazing to cook and spend more time with some of girls I have met here! Plus, everyone chipped in with the cooking! :)
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Our decor shelf doubled as a food holder! |
Our great little dinner table! |
In celebration of Hanukkah, we made latkes and lit a ‘menorah’, and made a few other veggie-friendly dishes.
Here’s what our dinner included:
We had so much food and it was all so tasty. I will cover the other recipes in another post, but here’s how we made the Spinach Casserole. We used less cheese than the original recipe called for and it still was received well by the cheese lovers.
Spinach and Brown Rice Feta Casserole
- 3 cups cooked brown rice*
- 20 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce (We used soy sauce)
- 1 cup crumbled reduced fat Feta cheese (6 oz.)
*I accidentally made 3 cups of DRY brown rice… whoops! Now we have lots of leftovers to make something else :)
Directions
Cook the brown rice, according to directions
Thaw and drain the frozen spinach
In a bowl, combine the eggs, milk, green onions, thyme, salt and worcestershire sauce (or soy sauce)
Add in the spinach and mix while sprinkling in the feta cheese
Add the spinach mixture to the rice and combine thoroughly (using a fork might help to break the spinach and cheese!)
Spray the bottom of a casserole dish (we used a baking pan) and pour the mixture in.
Cover and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. (We forgot to cover, but it was still delicious)
The texture of the baked brown rice was perfectly chewy and the crispy edges of the brown rice were my favorite! I loved the spinach and light feta taste too!
This dish is incredibly easy to make and healthy (of course)!
- Brown rice= whole grain. Why Go Whole Grain?
- Spinach as a Superfood
- We did not add any heavy creams or sauces, used light cheese, and low sodium ingredients
4 Comments
Hayley Hendrickson
December 17, 2012 at 10:48 pmYummm!!!! You have so many awesome recipes on here. Thanks for sharing!
Kristin Hong
December 18, 2012 at 3:24 amAwww thanks Hayley!!! I am so excited for your blog and to see where it goes! Thanks for checking mine out too. Maybe over the holidays we can make something together! :)
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February 16, 2013 at 5:10 amJust made the casserole for my husband, who is the kind of guy you rarely get more than a “hmm!” Out of in response to discovering a new tasty food, he took one bite and said “Dang! Wow that is really good!” Yaaaay! Thanks for the awesome recipe! :D
Kristin H
February 16, 2013 at 7:31 pmWow I am so glad to hear that!!! I am glad you guys enjoyed it. Thank you for visiting and checking it out. What are you going to make him next? I can’t wait to hear more!