Green Rice I

Excellent way to sneak in veggies. Use fresh or frozen spinach. Also good with one package of chopped broccoli instead of the spinach.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 2 quart casserole dish.

Step: 2

In a saucepan, combine water and rice, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the spinach, egg, evaporated milk, and cheese. Spoon into the prepared casserole dish.

Step: 3

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until middle is set.

Per Serving: 333 calories; protein 14.5g; carbohydrates 41g; fat 12.3g; cholesterol 69mg; sodium 229.2mg.

One of most clear way to pick a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and pick something different. When you’re making pasta, go for a simple vegetable . Made steak? Go for more light. If you’re making stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to also make a rice salad.

This also can apply to cooking process . You don’t want to overcommit your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the cooking items . But often you can made a dish do more often .