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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
2 cup water
1 chicken-flavored bouillon cube
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup uncooked rice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 can tomato sauce - (8-oz can)
1 green bell pepper, seeded, chopped
Directions
Boil the water in a large saucepan. Add the bouillon cube and stir.
Add the remaining ingredients, stir well, and return to a boil. Reduce the
heat to simmer and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 137; Calories from Fat 3; Total Fat 0g;
Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 222mg; Carbohydrate 30g;
Dietary Fiber 1g; Sugars 4g; Protein 3g.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-20-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2000"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 14 Calories; trace Fat (4.1%
calories from fat); trace Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 3mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Vegetable.
NOTES : Recipe from "The New Soul Food Cookbook for People with Diabetes"
by Fabiola Demps Gaines, RD, LD and Roniece Weaver, RD, LD, (© American
Diabetes Association,1998)
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Contributor: Fabiola Demps Gaines, RD, LD and Roniece Weaver, RD, LD
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 6
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