| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Grains | Main dish, Southern, Holiday, Wt-watchers | 4 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 4 | oz | Diced smoked turkey sausage OR- ham (optional) |
| 1 | c | Diced onion |
| 1/2 | c | Diced celery |
| 2 | Garlic cloves; minced | |
| 2 | c | Low-sodium chicken broth |
| 4 | oz | Black-eyed peas picked over and rinsed |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 4 | oz | Long-grain white rice |
| 1/2 | ts | Dried thyme |
| 1/2 | ts | Pepper |
| 1/4 | c | Chopped scallions |
| 2 | tb | Minced parsley |
INSTRUCTIONS
"This traditional Southern dish is served on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the year." Spray medium saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add sausage, if using; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring until onion is golden. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute more. Add broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until peas are soft but not mushy. Add rice, thyme and pepper; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until rice is just tender. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes, covered. Sprinkle with scallions and parsley and serve. Each serving (1-1/3 cup) with sausage provides: * 1 V, 1-1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C. Per serving (with sausage): * 281 cal, 17 g pro, 45 car, * 4 g fat: 1 g poly, 1 g mono, 1 g sat; * 302 mg sod, 19 mg chol. Each serving (1-1/3 cup) without sausage provides: * 1 V, 1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C. Per serving (without sausage): * 238 cal, 13 g pro, 45 g car, * 2 g fat: 0 g poly, 0 g mono, 0 g sat; * 50 mg sod, 0 mg chol. Source: Wonderful World of Walnuts & Rice (Weight Watchers Magazine in association with The Rice Council and The Walnut Marketing Board) Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/usarice.zip
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