Heart Healthy Fried Rice

Submitted by Barb G.

"This recipe uses fat free chicken broth, a minimum of oil,and don't add salt-and you'll create a dish thats favorful and healthy. The recipe comes from Heart Healthy. com."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 cup fat free chicken broth
• 1 1⁄3 cups long grain white rice, uncoooked
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons green peppers, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1⁄2 cup water chestnut, sliced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• black pepper

directions

1. Bring water and chicken broth to boil in medium-size saucepan; add rice and stir, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Remove pan from heat, let stand, covered, for 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, Reserve,.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet; Saute onion and celery over moderate heat for 3 minutes; stir in green pepper, pecans, sage, chestnuts, nutmeg and pepper and cooked Rice, fluff with fork before serving.

Reviews

[lauralie41]

Wonderful rice with nice flavors. I used green onions, omitted the pecans, and used freshly grated nutmeg. Light fluffy rice with a bit of crunch from the vegetables. We added a little light soy sauce and served with Engrossed's recipe #206132. Thank you Barb!