1 cup brown rice, dry
2 cups water
3/4 cup roasted chicken breast, cubed
1/2 cup green peas
1/4 cup diced bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/4 teaspoon annato (optional for color or use paprika)

 

*Place all ingredients into a rice cooker and cook until done, about 30 minutes. Serve hot.

This recipe goes well with a large tossed salad. It is a great way to use up cooked leftover chicken or turkey.

  Nutrition Information (4 servings):

Calories                           244                  Protein                      12.7 grams          

Fat                                     1.4 grams      Carbohydrate            43.6 grams   

Saturated fat                   0.4  grams      Cholesterol               22  mg

Dietary Fiber                  2.5  grams       Sodium                      23  mg

Trans Fat                             0 grams      Sugar                         1.9  grams

Exchanges (using the American Diabetic Assoc.

Exchanges) per serving:  1 1/2  bread/starch, 2 fat, 1 vegetable, 0.5 lean meat

 

 *Recipe Source:  Excerpted with permission from:

 Communicating Food for Health Newsletter 

 http://www.foodandhealth.com