veggies with rice in chicken broth

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 137.1
  • Total Fat: 4.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 472.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 3.0 g

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Introduction

a sumptuous meal for those who are on a strict diet can cheat a bit with this recipe without getting too much bummed about calories, carbs and fat. a sumptuous meal for those who are on a strict diet can cheat a bit with this recipe without getting too much bummed about calories, carbs and fat.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Green Peppers (bell peppers), 0.5 cup, chopped
    Cauliflower, raw, 3 floweret
    Potato, raw, 1 medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia.)
    White Rice, long grain, 1 cup
    College Inn Chicken Broth - 99% Fat Free, 2 cup
    Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
    clove pods 3-4
    cardamom pods 3-4

Directions

chop all the veggies into tiny bite size pieces. The pepper, potato and cauliflower should be chopped to small pieces.

soak 1 cup white rice (can use brown rice too. takes longer to cook) in water while you chop the veggies.

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in the pot and add the clove and cardamoms to it. add the veggies and stir for a 2-3 minutes.

add the rice without water and stir in oil and veggies for a few minutes.

Add 2 cups of chicken broth and mix. Add salt to taste.

Cover the dish with a lid and let the rice cook for a few minutes. Once the water is completely out and the rice is cooked switch off the burner and let it stand for 3-4 minutes with the lid closed.

The dish can be eaten with non fat yogurt on the side with some lettuce.

Serving Size: 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARADHANAP.