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Rustic Brown Rice Provencal

Recipe Summary:
Course:  Side Dishes
Products:  Food Processors
Ingredients
Recommended Hamilton Beach® Product:
Party Crock,  Ensemble™ 3 Cup Chopper
  • Two 14.5 oz cans no salt added diced tomatoes, one can drained, one can undrained
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 medium zucchini, cut into ½ inch cubes
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ cup long grain brown rice, uncooked
  • ½ cup fat free reduced fat chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup reduced fat feta cheese
Directions
  1. Place tomatoes, onion, zucchini, garlic, oregano, basil, rice and chicken broth in slow cooker and stir to combine.
  2. Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 hours or on LOW for 7 hours.
  3. Add balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
  4. Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese and serve.

Tip: Serve as a healthy side dish with lean grilled chicken or pork.

Nutritional Information: (Based on Individual Serving: 5 oz.)
• Calories: 100 • Total Fat: 2g • Saturated: 2g • Cholesterol: 5g • Sodium: 390mg
• Carbohydrates: 15g • Dietary Fiber: 2g • Sugars: 4g • Protein: 5g

Serves: 8

Note: This recipe was developed by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

 

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