Gluten Free Peanut Rice
Gluten Free Peanut Rice combines the texture of fried rice with the slightly sweet taste of traditional peanut noodles to create a heathy and delicious dinner sure to please even the pickiest of kiddos.
Ingredients
Rice/Protein Ingredients
- 16 oz extra firm tofu If you prefer meat, try a pound of cooked ground turkey crumbles, sliced deli meat or shredded rotisserie chicken instead.
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup shredded carrots Bags of pre-shredded carrots keep it nice and simple.
- 1 ½ cups uncooked basmati rice
Sauce Ingredients
- ⅓ cup tamari sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup real maple syrup or honey
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- If you're using tofu, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Remove the frozen peas from the freezer and place them on a plate to defrost slightly while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Drain the tofu and pat it dry with a paper towel or kitchen towel. Slice the tofu into 1/2-inch cubes.
- Place the tofu cubes on parchment paper and bake for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees. The tofu should be firm but not hard.
- Cook the basmati rice according to the directions on the package.
- Chop the onion.
- Sauté the onion in oil until they start to turn translucent (2-3 minutes)
- Add the frozen peas and carrots and sauté on medium heat for 8-10 minutes.
- While the vegetables and tofu cook, prepare the sauce by combining the tamari sauce, peanut butter, maple syrup or honey, garlic powder and salt. This sauce tends to get lumpy if it isn't mixed throughly so use a whisk or place the sauce in a jar with a lid and shake well until thoroughly combined.
- Combine vegetables, rice, tofu (or ground turkey, deli meat or shredded rotisserie chicken), and sauce and cook on medium/high heat for 3 minutes.
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