RSSBrown Rice & Greens
From EatingWell: The EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook (2006) — Subscribe Now!
Whole grains and greens in one easy side dish.
4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Low calorie | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High fiber | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 cups baby spinach, or arugula
- Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
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Preparation
- Bring water and rice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 40 to 50 minutes. Stir spinach (or arugula) into the hot rice, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Per serving: 184 calories; 1 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 39 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 3 g fiber; 166 mg sodium; 126 mg potassium.
2 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 vegetable
Recipe Categories
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Low calorie
- High fiber
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Ethnic/Regional
- American
- Type of Dish
- Side dish, vegetable
- Side dish, grain
- Style/Theme
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Everyday favorites
- Meal/Course
- Dinner
- Servings
- 4
- Total Time
- 1 hour or less
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