Vegetable Yellow Rice

Vegetable Yellow Rice
Total Time35 minutes
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup carrot sticks (about 4 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (5 oz) package yellow rice mix
  • ½ cup sweetened, dried cranberries
  • 1 ½ cups no-salt-added chicken stock (or broth)
  • ½ oz fresh basil

Steps

  1. Cut carrots into ½-inch cubes. Preheat medium saucepan on medium 2–3 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add rice and carrots; cook and stir 1 minute.
  2. Stir in cranberries and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 18–20 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
  3. Chop basil (¼ cup). Fluff rice with fork and stir in basil. Serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup carrot sticks (about 4 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (5 oz) package yellow rice mix
  • ½ cup sweetened, dried cranberries
  • 1 ½ cups no-salt-added chicken stock (or broth)
  • ½ oz fresh basil

Steps

  1. Cut carrots into ½-inch cubes. Preheat medium saucepan on medium 2–3 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add rice and carrots; cook and stir 1 minute.
  2. Stir in cranberries and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 18–20 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
  3. Chop basil (¼ cup). Fluff rice with fork and stir in basil. Serve.

Nutritional information

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 230, Total Fat 3.5g, Sat Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 490mg, Total Carb 47g, Fiber 3g, Total Sugar 16g, (Incl. 12g Added Sugars), Protein 5g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 6%, Potassium 2%