Florentine Rice Recipe

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Our Test Kitchen assembled this easy dish with leftover rice. The spinach, red peppers, cheese and pine nuts make it a vibrant accompaniment to any meal.

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Florentine Rice Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1/3 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1 teaspoon butter
2 cups loosely packed fresh baby spinach
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 cup cooked long grain rice
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted

Directions

In a skillet, saute red pepper in butter until tender. Stir in the spinach, onion, garlic, rosemary and pepper; cook until spinach is wilted. Stir in the rice, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts; cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 185 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 139 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Florentine Rice in Cooking for 2 Spring 2006, p45

Pine Nuts

Also know as pignolia or pinon, the pine nut is the small seed from one of several pine tree varieties. They are small elongated ivory-colored nuts measuring about 3/8 inch long and having a soft texture and a buttery flavor. Frequently used in Italian dishes and sauces such as pesto, pine nuts are often toasted to enhance their flavor.