Healthy Vegetable Rice Pilaf Recipe | Easy & Nutritious

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup finely chopped celery 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain white rice 1/2 cup bottled roasted sweet red peppers, diced 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth 2 packages (10 ounces each) mixed broccoli-cauliflower florets, cut into equal-size pieces

PREPARATION:

1. Heat oil n large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add celery; cook and stir occasionally, about 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add rice; cook and stir until rice is opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add diced red peppers and broth, cook and stir to combine. Cover; simmer about 12 minutes or until rice is just cooked through.
2. Add broccoli-cauliflower florets. Cover; cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add water, if necessary, to prevent burning. Combine vegetables and rice before serving.

This recipe appears in: Rice & Grains NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1/2 cup Vegetable Confetti Rice Sodium 103 mg Protein 14 g Fiber 2 g Carbohydrate 14 g Cholesterol 5 mg Saturated Fat <1 g Total Fat 2 g Calories from Fat 22 % Calories 90 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Fat 1/2 Vegetable 1 Starch 1/2