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Brown Rice with Spinach and Herbs

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LIZ DELLA CROCE

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Spring is in the air and the markets are bursting with fresh produce. This time of year, you’ll find locally grown spinach, peas and herbs at just about any grocery store or farm stand. Today’s rice recipe is a perfect addition to any dinner, especially during busy week nights. Once you start playing around with various rice recipes, you’ll realize how silly it is to buy Rice-a-Roni or any other boxed rice mix. Just about all of them are loaded with salt and fillers. You are basically paying top dollar for salt and rice – two of the cheapest ingredients you can buy separately.
To boost the nutritional content even further, I added spinach which is loaded in iron and calcium. Americans should be eating dark, leafy greens several times a week and this cheesy rice is the perfect way to get the kids on board.

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Brown Rice with Spinach and Herbs

Liz Della Croce
5 stars
This rice recipe is a perfect addition to any dinner, especially during busy week nights.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
CourseMain Dish
Serves4

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp butter unsalted
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 c brown rice quick cooking
  • 2 c chicken broth low sodium
  • 1 bag baby spinach
  • 1 c green peas
  • ¼ c grated parmesan cheese
  • ¼ c fresh herbs of choice (basil, mint, parsley, chives, etc.)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  1. In a medium sauce pot, saute onion in olive oil and butter until tender – about 5 minutes.
  2. Add brown rice and saute 2-3 additional minutes.
  3. Pour in broth and bring to boil then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. When rice is fulling cooked, stir in spinach, peas and cheese.
  5. Cook until spinach is wilted – about 5 minutes.
  6. Garnish with fresh herbs and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 52.2gProtein: 10.8gFat: 6.1gSaturated Fat: 2.3gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 334mgFiber: 9.6g

Liz’s Notes

Excellent source of Vitamins A and C, Great souce of Iron and Calcium

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One response to “Brown Rice with Spinach and Herbs”

  1. rich051 Avatar
    rich051

    Excellent!