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Instructions

• Use cooked brown rice for the recipe or cook the brown rice according to the package instruction, drain and set aside to cool.
• Combine one egg, basil leaves, parsley, jalapeño, garlic, chili powder, and cheese in a large bowl. Add cooked rice and mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degree F (200 degree C). Grease a baking dish with olive oil.
• For the coating, whisk 1 egg and 1 teaspoon olive oil together in a bowl.
• Mix salt and black pepper with bread crumbs and spread on a plate.
• Prepare the small balls (2 inch diameter) with rice mixture. Dip into the egg mixture, and then roll in the bread crumbs to coat.
• Place the prepared rice balls in the baking dish and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove the baking dish and turn over the rice balls, bake again on the other side for 15 minutes.
• Serve hot.