Baked Bulgur-Mushroom Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (14 oz.) can vegetable broth plus enough water to make 3 c.
2 tsp. margarine
2 tsp. olive oil
1 medium clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 medium shallot, peeled and minced
2 tsp. minced fresh parsley
1/2 lb. shallots
mushrooms or substitute button mushrooms, trimmed, cleaned and thinly sliced
2 c. bulgur
2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Preparation

Heat oven to 250\u00b0.
Put the broth/water mixture into a saucepan and heat until very hot.
In a 2-quart baking dish, heat the margarine and oil over medium heat.
Add the garlic and shallots; saute 1 minute.
Add the mushrooms and saute 5 minutes.
Stir in bulgur, thyme, pepper and hot broth.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and put into the preheated oven.
Cook 25 minutes.
Stir in the parsley and nuts if using (optional 1 teaspoon toasted pine nuts or almonds finely chopped).