Easy Broccoli Garlic Rice

Easy Broccoli Garlic Rice

This simple meal can be whipped up in just 30 minutes - a fragrant dish of white rice stir-fried with garlic and broccoli. Best with a sunny side up egg.

Prep time 10 mins   Cook time 15 mins  Total time 25 mins  Serves: 4

Ingredients

- 1 large head of broccoli, florets only

- 2 large garlic cloves, minced

- 4 cups of cooked long grain white rice (or 2 cups of uncooked long grain white rice)

- Olive oil

- Salt to taste

- 1 teaspoon of ground chilli flakes, optional

- 4 eggs, optional

Steps

- Cook the rice according to package instructions.

- While rice is cooking, cut the broccoli florets from the head (you cankeep the stalks for another use)

- Wash the broccoli florets and then roughly cut them into smaller pieces

- Process the broccoli florets in small portions in a processor until they attain a couscous-like texture

- Mince the garlic and then sauté the garlic in a large por/wok in a little olive oil over low heat for 30 seconds

- When garlic starts turning golden brown, add in the broccoli couscous and mix, letting it cook for five minutes.

- Add in the cooked rice and mix well till you get a homogeneous mixture

- Add salt to taste

- If using eggs, cooked four sunny-side up eggs

- Divide the rice into 4 equal portions and serve each portion with a sunny side up egg