An easy and tasty side dish.
1½ cup
basmati rice
2 tbsp
margarine
2 cups
chopped sweet onions (Vidalia)
2 ½ cup
low sodium chicken stock or water
3 tbsp
finely chopped flat-leafed parsley
2 tbsp
finely chopped dill
2 tbsp
finely chopped tarragon
1. Rinse rice under cold water until water runs clear, set aside.
2. Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and sauté onions until translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Add rice, 2 ½ cups of stock or water and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered 10 minutes.
5. Stir in herbs and season with pepper.
Servings per recipe: 6
Serving size: 1/6 of recipe
2 Starch
What is one exchange?
- 1 Protein Choice = 1oz of meat or 7g of dietary protein
- 1 Starch Choice = about 15g of carbohydrates
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