Hi...
I made this for dinner tonight to serve with the Mexican Pot Roast. This is a great side dish. I added some dried parsley instead of the rosemary just because I am not a big fan of rosemary. It was really good.
Enjoy!
hugs,
peg
Broccoli Brown Rice Pilaf
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked brown rice
2-1/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped fresh broccoli
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup unsalted sunflower kernels
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute rice until lightly browned. Add the broth, rosemary and garlic; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until rice is almost tender.
Stir in the broccoli, almonds, sunflower kernels, salt and pepper. Cover and cook 3-5 minutes longer or until rice is tender and broccoli is crisp-tender. Fluff with a fork.
Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2/3 cup) equals 202 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 414 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.
Recipe source:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Broccoli-Brown-Rice-Pilaf
I made this for dinner tonight to serve with the Mexican Pot Roast. This is a great side dish. I added some dried parsley instead of the rosemary just because I am not a big fan of rosemary. It was really good.
Enjoy!
hugs,
peg
Broccoli Brown Rice Pilaf
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked brown rice
2-1/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped fresh broccoli
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup unsalted sunflower kernels
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute rice until lightly browned. Add the broth, rosemary and garlic; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until rice is almost tender.
Stir in the broccoli, almonds, sunflower kernels, salt and pepper. Cover and cook 3-5 minutes longer or until rice is tender and broccoli is crisp-tender. Fluff with a fork.
Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2/3 cup) equals 202 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 414 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.
Recipe source:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Broccoli-Brown-Rice-Pilaf