Pineapple And Shiitake Mushroom Stir-fry

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups cooked long grain brown rice or 1 1/2 cups brown basmati rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, diced
• 8 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, and diced
• 1 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup crushed canned pineapple, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook the rice according to package instructions.
• 2 when the rice is almost done cooking, sauté the red pepper and shiitake mushrooms in the canola oil for 3 minutes.
• 3 add the green onion and pineapple.
• 4 continue to sauté for 1 more minute.
• 5 using a fork, add the rice to the vegetables in the pan.
• 6 cook, breaking up the rice by stirring it, until it is well combined.
• 7 serve immediately.
• 8 *if desired, you can enhance the flavor of the pineapple by "caramelizing."
• 9 in a nonstick pan over high heat, stir well-drained pineapple until it is slightly golden (about 5 to 10 minutes).