The rice with zucchini in the microwave is a healthy, light recipe perfect for a quick lunch or a balanced dinner. After introducing you to the recipe for black rice in the microwave, here’s an even more delicious version. Made with few fresh and genuine ingredients, this dish is ideal for those seeking a complete, vegetarian meal full of flavor. It reminds you of the delicious and quick recipe for phone rice in the microwave, remaining light and summery. Thanks to microwave cooking, in just a few minutes, you can bring a delicious Basmati rice to the table, even with the three vegetables cooked in the microwave, without dirtying pots or spending hours at the stove. It becomes even faster starting from my base of trifolati zucchini in jar cooking, just open the jar, add them to the rice, and off to cook!
The preparation is simple, like all microwave recipes. The final 5-minute rest allows the rice to perfectly absorb the flavors, making it even more fragrant. A versatile dish that can be reinvented into a great rice omelette in the microwave.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 155.67 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.38 (g) of which sugars 0.25 (g)
- Proteins 3.36 (g)
- Fat 10.24 (g) of which saturated 1.39 (g)of which unsaturated 0.31 (g)
- Fibers 1.89 (g)
- Sodium 408.89 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 220 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Shopping list for making rice with zucchini in the microwave:
- 2 zucchini (medium)
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 fresh scallion
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon curry
- 2 pinches salt
- 1.7 cups water
What you need for cooking:
- 1 Microwave oven
- 1 Bowl glass
- Food wraps for microwave
How to make rice with vegetables in the microwave
Peel the scallion, slice it, and distribute it in the heating plate. Wash and trim the zucchini, cut them into cubes and add them to the scallion, along with the tablespoon of oil and the salt.Mix and brown the zucchini for 10 minutes at 1000 watts.
Distribute the zucchini in the bowl, add the rice, curry, and pour in the water.
Mix well, cover the bowl with film, make 2 holes, and cook at 1000 watts for 8 minutes. Alternatively, you can use the rice cooker with the appropriate lid, cooking at 600 watts.
Let it rest for 5 minutes in the turned-off microwave and then open the container, mix well, and enjoy.
