Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice

Name: Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.5 cups sliced fresh mushrooms; 1/2 cup thinly sliced leek white part only; 2 tsp butter; 2 cups skim milk; 1/2 cup brown rice; 1/3 cup shredded low-fat Swiss cheese; 1 Tbs chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme; 1/8 tsp black pepper; 2 cups chopped stemmed washed spinach

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 50

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1.5 cups sliced fresh mushrooms1/2 cup thinly sliced leek, white part only2 tsp butter2 cups skim milk1/2 cup brown rice1/3 cup shredded low-fat Swiss cheese1 Tbs chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme1/8 tsp black pepper2 cups chopped stemmed washed spinach

Directions

Cook and stir mushroooms and leek in margarine in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until leek is tender. Add milk and brown rice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

Add cheese, thyme, and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese melts. Stir in spinach. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOVEROLLS.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 151.6
Total Fat: 6.7 g
Cholesterol: 21.2 mg
Sodium: 110.8 mg
Total Carbs: 15.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
Protein: 8.5 g

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Member Reviews

PATRICIAANN46
Excellent............... - 8/28/20
LASARRE
This is fantastic. My husband makes it all the time. We do not do it with the rice; we just make it as a side with the spinach and mushrooms. We don't use leak; we use shallots. - 10/8/10
THREADBENDER
We had this for dinner tonight. I didn't have swiss cheese, so substituted shredded parmesan. It was delicious. There's one serving left over which is for lunch tomorrrow. Yum! - 5/10/09
KATATWELL
This sounds delicious! Definitely putting it on my "must try" list! - 7/31/08