Hearty Chicken and Rice Stew

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 116.5
  • Total Fat: 1.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 35.1 mg
  • Sodium: 446.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 14.2 g

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Introduction

Hearty and chock full of veggies. If you are watching sodium levels use a low sodium vegetable or chicken broth. Hearty and chock full of veggies. If you are watching sodium levels use a low sodium vegetable or chicken broth.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    1 c. brown rice
    24 ounces cooked, cubed chicken breast
    28 ounce can tomatoes with liquid
    2 c. diced carrots
    1 1/2 c. chopped celery
    1/2 c. chopped onion
    1/4 c. chopped yellow or red bell pepper
    4 t. Knorr Caldo de Tomate (Tomato & chicken flavor bouillion)
    2 t. ground thyme
    1 t. Mrs. Dash Original seasoning blend
    1/2 t. celery seed
    Black pepper, to taste
    4 c. water



Tips

Great way to use leftover rice. Also tastes good without the chicken - use a vegetable stock for a vegetarian main course.


Directions

Prepare brown rice according to package directions (approx. 2 cups cooked rice.)
In a 4-qt pot boil 4 cups of water, add Knorr Caldo de Tomate and stir until dissolved. Reduce heat to medium, add carrots, cover and gently boil for 5 minutes. Add can of tomatoes with the liquid, celery and onions. Reduce heat to med-low and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add chicken, brown rice, bell pepper, thyme, Mrs. Dash seasoning and celery seed. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes.

Serving Size: 12 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DAWNEI.