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Chicken and Rice AvgolemonoRecipe : Chicken and Rice Avgolemono
Procedure :
1 tb Vegetable oil 1 c Chopped onion 12 ea 3-ounce skinned drumsticks 3 c Low-sodium chicken broth 6 oz Long grain white rice 1/2 c Egg substitute 2 tb Flour 2 Lemons; juiced OR... 3 oz -Reconstituted lemon juice 20 oz Frozen chopped spinach - thawed, thoroughly drained -- and squeezed dry 6 Sprigs fresh dill; chopped -OR- 2 ts -Dried dill --------------------------------FOR GARNISH-------------------------------- Lemon slices (optional) In large nonstick saucepan, heat oil. Add chopped onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add drumsticks and brown on all sides; remove drumsticks to a plate. Add chicken broth and rice to saucepan and stir until rice grains are separated. Return chicken to pan; cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. While chicken and rice are simmering, whisk together egg substitute, flour and lemon juice in a small bowl; set aside. With slotted spoon, remove cooked drumsticks to a plate and keep warm. Add spinach and dill to rice mixture and cook over medium heat; stirring frequently, until rice has absorbed all the liquid in the pan, about 5 minutes. Pour in egg mixture and stir until just heated through, about 1 minute. To serve, spoon rice mixture onto serving platter; top with chicken and garnish with lemon slices. Each serving (2 drumsticks plus a scant cup of rice mixture) provides: * 1/2 FA, 1 3/4 V, 3-1/4 P, 1 B, 25 C, Per serving: * 340 cal, 32 g prot, 33 g car, * 8 g fat: 3 g poly, 2 g mono, 2 g sat * 207 mg sod, 79 mg chol Source: Wonderful World of Walnuts & Rice (Weight Watchers Magazine in association with The Rice Council and The Walnut Marketing Board) Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias |
