Vegan Broccoli Rice Casserole
This Vegan Broccoli Rice Casserole dish is fit for special dinner, broccoli and brown rice smothered in a creamy, cheesy sauce and baked until golden. It is so easy to prepare, healthy and so tasty!
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
Casserole
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or 2 tablespoons water
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups brown rice cooked (make sure the rice is already cooked)
- 3 cups broccoli florets
Sauce
- 1 cup raw cashews or blanched raw almond
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tablespoon onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven 400 degrees. Lightly spray or brush casserole dish (9x13 pan) with oil and set aside.
- Prepare cashew sauce, In a high-speed blender, place cashew or almond and water and process until smooth. Add nutritional yeast flakes, onion, tapioca starch, garlic, and sea salt and process until creamy. Set aside.
- Heat a large heavy duty skillet with oil over medium high, saute onion and garlic until soft. Add broccoli florets and cook for about a minute.
- Add rice and sauce, stirring until fully coated and thicken and fully combined. Scoop broccoli rice casserole into the prepared casserole dish, cover and bake for 35-40 minutes or until slightly golden.
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 453mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2mg