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Ingredients
Directions
1. In medium pan, heat oil and saute onion, garlic, and rice. Add hot water and salt. Bring to a full boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes without stirring. If desired, add vegetables, cover, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
2. Uncover, give rice a full turn and cover again. Turn heat off.
3. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Yield: 6 servings
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Each serving provides (without optional vegetables):
Calories: 270
Total fat: 3 g
Saturated fat: Less than 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 183 mg
Calcium: 28 mg
Iron: 2 mg
By NHLBI
By Trish (Guest Post)
04/10/2006
So, what about us dummies that do not really know about a recipe that calls for rice of any kind--why can't you tell us if this rice needs to be cooked before adding it to the recipe? Also, being diabetic but not overweight, I could care less about the calories-I need to count carbs. Thanks for any feedback--
Editor's Note Any kind of whole grained white rice will work for this recipe. The rice cooks in the water you add so don't cook it ahead of time. I wouldn't use Minute rice for this one. Uncle Ben's would work fine but it's much cheaper to just buy white rice by the pound or larger bags. The rice is a carb.
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