Vegetable Rice Medley Recipe

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WE'VE BEEN eating this wonderful side dish for as long as I can remember. It's an old-time recipe from this part of the country, and I like it because of its great flavor and festive color. It complements most any meal, so we enjoy it often. -Auton Miller, Piney Flats, Tennessee

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Vegetable Rice Medley Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

1/2 cup cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato
1/4 cup chopped yellow or sweet red pepper
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup frozen peas

Directions

In a small saucepan over medium heat, saute rice and onion in oil until rice is lightly browned. Add the tomato, pepper, water and salt; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in peas and heat through. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 141 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 341 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Vegetable Rice Medley in Reminisce September/October 1996, p45