Vegetable Paella from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Vegetable Paella Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
Nonstick olive oil cooking spray, as needed
1 can fat-free reduced-sodium chicken or
vegetable broth - (14 oz)
1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup chopped plum tomatoes, see * Note
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp turmeric
1/8 tsp salt
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1 red bell pepper, cut short strips
1 jar marinated artichoke hearts - (6 oz), drained, quartered
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/8 tsp hot pepper sauce

Recipe Instructions:

* Note: If plum tomatoes are unavailable, substitute 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) undrained diced tomatoes. Omit water.

Place onion and garlic in 2-quart microwavable casserole. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Microwave at High 30 seconds.

Add broth, rice, tomatoes, water, oregano, chili powder, turmeric, salt and black pepper. Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave at High 5 minutes.

Stir in bell pepper, artichokes, peas and hot sauce. Microwave at Medium (50%) 15 to 18 minutes or until broth is absorbed and rice is tender.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 2 Vegetable, 2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 371; Calories from Fat 24%; Total Fat 10g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 10g; Carbohydrates 60g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 561mg; Dietary Fiber 5g.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

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