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Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole

This Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole is made with mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese – a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe.

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

Casseroles are one of my very favorite dishes to bring to any kind of get together.

I love my casseroles loaded with fresh veggies, tons of garlic for flavor, and of course cheese!

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

This sweet potato brown rice casserole is packed full of juicy mushrooms, minced garlic, roasted sweet potatoes, frozen spinach, and 3 different kinds of cheese.

It is creamy and rich thanks to the addition of greek yogurt, so no cream-of-anything is used in this recipe!

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

I love casseroles with rice. They are so hearty and filling without any pasta.

Casseroles are definitely a great way to feed your gluten free family and friends without missing out on any flavor.

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

I used a blend of freshly grated parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, and mozzarella for extra cheesy deliciousness.

When it comes to casserole recipes I am all about that cheese!

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

Our family ate this for 3 meals in two days and I didn’t get sick of it at all.

It is packed with SO much flavor and so creamy, filling, and light at the same time.

Brown rice is so healthy but more than that it tastes GOOD.

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

I also added in a bag of frozen spinach to sneak in some more veggies and we loved it!

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

If you are looking for a healthy comfort food casserole made from scratch (no cream of anything soup), this recipe is for you!

This would be a great dish to make as a side for Thanksgiving as well.

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Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole Recipe:

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup! #casserole #vegetarian #sweetpotatobrownricecasserole #brownrice

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole

Yield: 8 servings as a side
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Sweet Potato Brown Rice Casserole made with greek yogurt, mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, and cheddar cheese - a hearty vegetarian comfort food recipe. No cream of anything soup!

Ingredients

  • 5 cups cooked brown rice
  • ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
  • 8 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 large sweet potato, diced
  • 1 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
  • 1 ½ cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 10 oz frozen spinach
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Dice sweet potato and toss with ⅛ cup olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  3. Spread sweet potatoes out into one layer on a baking sheet
  4. Roast at 425 for 15 minutes, then stir
  5. Roast an additional 10-15 minutes, until fork tender
  6. Cook brown rice according to package instructions (I used a rice cooker for convenience)
  7. In a skillet, sauté mushrooms and garlic with 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  8. Cook on medium high for around 10 minutes, or until mushrooms emit their liquid and start to cook down
  9. Add frozen spinach and cover with a lid, until spinach thaws and breaks apart
  10. In a large mixing bowl, combine mushroom mixture, brown rice, sweet potatoes, greek yogurt, parsley, cheddar cheese, and parmesan cheese
  11. Salt to taste (I added 1 teaspoon of salt)
  12. Transfer mixture to a 13 X 9 casserole dish
  13. Top with mozzarella cheese
  14. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 378Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 599mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 5gSugar: 3gProtein: 19g

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Arianna

Wednesday 8th of November 2023

Can this be frozen? Thanks!

Candice

Sunday 29th of March 2020

I don’t have yogurt. What can I use in replacement of that?

Joy Shull

Monday 30th of March 2020

sour cream will work also!

NAVAH

Friday 24th of January 2020

I made this, added corn, twice the spinach & half as much cheese... delicious! New fav!

Thank you!

Joy Shull

Sunday 26th of January 2020

So glad you enjoyed the recipe!

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