A Healthy and Delicious Vegetarian Brown Rice Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown rice (uncooked)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (or grapeseed oil)
• 2 onions (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 stalk celery (chopped)
• 8 ounces mushrooms (thinly sliced)
• 2 cups broccoli (chopped fairly small)
• 1 cup peas (frozen)
• 1 carrot (grated)
• 6 green onions (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 cup chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (grated (optional))