| 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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