With chopped red and green peppers, it's both fresh-tasting and festive-looking. It's the perfect light side dish for a big holiday meal such as Christmas.
Ingredients
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 celery ribs, finely chopped
1/2 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups Progresso ® Chicken Broth
2 cups uncooked instant rice
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
In a skillet, saute onion, celery and peppers in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat; set aside.
In a saucepan, bring broth to a full boil. Remove from the heat. Quickly stir in rice, celery mixture, salt if desired and pepper. Cover and let stand for 6-7 minutes. Stir before serving. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Analysis: One 1/2-cup serving (prepared with margarine and low-sodium broth and without salt) equals 152 calories, 44 mg sodium, trace cholesterol, 30 gm carbohydrate, 3 gm protein, 2 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
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