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cat lover
06-26-2006, 07:01 AM
2 tbsp canola oil
2 cups brown rice, uncooked
3 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups finely chopped white or yellow onions
2 tsp minced garlic
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) Mexican style tomatoes
1 bell pepper, finely chopped

Heat canola oil in a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat and sauté the rice just until golden.Add 1/2 cup broth if moisture is needed. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for a couple of minutes.Stir in tomatoes (including juice), the rest of the broth, and bell pepper. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until the broth is absorbed. Add salt and pepper to taste, if desired, and serve. 8 servings

Per serving: 240 calories, 6 g protein, 43 g carbohydrate, 5.7 g fat (0.9 g saturated fat, 2.5 g monounsaturated fat, 1.6 g polyunsaturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 3.3 g fiber, 54 mg sodium (using low sodium chicken broth and canned tomatoes).

DeBora4BobbyL
06-26-2006, 09:28 AM
This one looks like a keeper. I like anything that has tomatoes in it.

cat lover
06-26-2006, 10:16 AM
We love rice fixed almost any way, I buy it in a 25 pound sack as far as the long grain rice and I buy the brown in a 5 pound sack. I wish I could find the brown in a larger volume as we like it better than the white!

DeBora4BobbyL
06-26-2006, 02:17 PM
We like brown whole grain rice better as well. I rarely use the white rice.

cat lover
07-02-2006, 03:34 PM
We do too, but I don't always have the time it takes to cook the brown rice. I've cooked some in the past and froze it and then just reheated or thawed it out for recipes, but right now I don't have room in my freezers! LOL

DeBora4BobbyL
07-02-2006, 05:13 PM
I do the same with the freezing, but I don't have the space in my RV.

cat lover
07-02-2006, 05:19 PM
I'm glad to hear of someone else freezing rice, my relatives think I'm nuts for doing that! LOL

DeBora4BobbyL
07-02-2006, 05:22 PM
Ppl have always thought I was nuts, but we eat well in a pinch! lol

cat lover
07-02-2006, 05:23 PM
Some people just don't know what they're missing!LOL

DeBora4BobbyL
07-02-2006, 05:28 PM
Most of those ppl don't really cook either.

cat lover
07-02-2006, 05:31 PM
You're right! I have several nieces that if it doesn't heat in the microwave they don't eat it, and I even have one that has to eat every meal at fast food places. She got snowed in this past winter and the boys had nothing to eat but cold dry cereal! Nothing I can do about it, but still bothered me!

DeBora4BobbyL
07-02-2006, 05:35 PM
That's what I loved about Mexico, everyone cooked. I could swap recipes with many ppl there. I had to translate in order to cook them though.