{Recipe Redux} Green Tea Rice

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Add some flavor to your next batch of rice by cooking it in green tea!

Hi Friends!

It’s time for another Recipe Redux post. Look at me go, I’m posting on time, on the right day and everything! Anyways, here’s the prompt for this month:

Cooking with Tea

Tea cups around the world are bubbling up with bold new flavors: From cardamom chai and sencha green to bubble teas and veggie teas. We wish we could attend the World Tea Expo the end of this month – but in lieu of a plane ticket, we’ll be cooking and baking and stirring up tea-inspired healthy dishes.

Try cooking your rice with green tea to add extra flavor!

I’m not a very adventurous tea drinker. I basically drink peppermint tea when I’m sick and then several years ago I got on a green tea kick. Before I even started trying to get pregnant, I switched from the small amount of coffee I was drinking, to decaf green tea. That was my go-to for a while…and then I switched to just drinking hot water with grated ginger and a slice of lemon if I wanted something hot to drink.

Now I mostly just drink water, but I still had a stash of green tea in the cupboard so I decided to use that for my recipe. I went the simple route this month. This recipe is nothing fancy. It popped in my head while I was cooking some brown rice for food prep a few weeks ago. Typically I just cook my grains in water, but I have occasionally cooked them in chicken or veggie broth for some extra flavor. I decided to try cooking my next batch of rice in some green tea to impart a subtle flavor and it worked perfectly!

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{Recipe Redux} Green Tea Rice

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A simple side dish that’s lightly flavored with green tea.

  • Author: Lindsay L
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 cups brewed green tea
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions

Instructions

  1. Brew the tea according to package directions.
  2. Add rice and brewed tea to a saucepan.
  3. Cook rice according to package directions.
  4. Stir in scallions and serve.

Try cooking your rice with green tea to add extra flavor!

This rice is great by itself as a side dish. You could also use it in a stir fry or a curry….pretty much anywhere you normally use rice!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–


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  10. I love that idea! I’m not adventurous with my tea either. I usually drink chamomile at night before bed, but that’s usually in the cooler months. I think it’s a great idea to use in a stir fry. Great weekend dinner idea! Thanks!

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  12. I know this will be good because I loved the green tea oatmeal I made for this recipe redux! Rice will be up next – I thought your green onions were peas so now I’m thinking of throwing in some spring produce too.

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  13. I’ve never thought of cooking something with green tea – but this is a great idea! I actually have all of these ingredients at home too, so I know what I’m doing tonight 🙂

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  22. Oh how interesting!!! A few years back, I got in the habit of drinking green tea for the health benefits, but never considered using it as an ingredient or broth for a dish!

    Do the health benefits transfer? I’d think so… ooh I smell a dare coming on.

    Thanks!

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