Vegetable And Herb Wild Rice

• 1 cup wild rice
• 1 cup brown rice or 1 cup long grain white rice
• 3 -4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 1/2 red bell peppers, chopped
• 1 1/2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 3 -5 cocktail olives, halved with pimento removed
• 4 large mushrooms, sliced
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced or cut up
• 3 -4 tablespoons green onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (us garlic lovers may wanna double that)
• 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 6 ounces cheddar cheese (optional) or 6 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded, to taste (optional)

1. Bring water to a boil in a medium pan; stir in wild rice, cook for 35 min then add white rice cook for another 35 min or until tender.
2. In a large frying pan, cook: bell peppers in hot oil for a minute or two then add mushrooms, tomato, onion and garlic until peppers are only slightly crisp.
3. Then, stir in: olives, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and cooked, drained (if necessary) rice; continue to stir until flavors are combined.
4. Finally, remove rice from pan in to serving bowl, or plate, top with cheese and serve.
5. For Vegan option omit cheese or sub a Soy Cheese.

wild rice, brown rice, water, cooking oil, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, cocktail olives, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, fresh parsley, fresh oregano, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetable-and-herb-wild-rice-104047 (may not work)