Parmesan Vegetable Rice Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1/2 cup
  • Calories:
  • 164
  • Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 14 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 609 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 25 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.


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Parmesan Vegetable Rice

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With its red tomatoes and green pepper, this healthful rice dish from Nola Nielsen in Darien, Illinois is colorful enough to serve during the holidays, she says. “But I make it whenever I want a special rice dish any time of year at all!”

SERVINGS: 2

CATEGORY: Lower Fat

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup uncooked instant rice
  • 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, divided

Directions:

Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute green pepper and garlic in butter for 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato, salt, celery salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes longer.
    Add the rice and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese; heat through. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Yield: 2 servings.


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