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Recipe tags: Easy, Picnic, Stove Top, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian

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Rice, pasta and breads

Rice Pilaf

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Mary Anne from California.

Yield: 8 portions

Serving size:  ½ cup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup white onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup white rice, uncooked
• 1 cup vermicelli broken into small pieces
• 1-1/2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon parsley

Preparation

1. Melt margarine in a skillet that has a cover.
2. Sauté onion and celery for 1 minute. 
3. Add the rice and vermicelli and stir for 30 seconds. 
4. Add the chicken broth, water and parsley. Bring to boil.
5.  Cover and reduce to simmer about 15 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed. 

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 200
• Protein: 2 g
• Carbohydrate: 35 g
• Fat: 6 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Sodium: 147 mg
• Potassium: 95 mg
• Phosphorus: 47 mg
• Calcium: 32 mg
• Fiber: 1.3 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 2 starch
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

• 2

Helpful hint

• Angel hair pasta can be substituted for the vermicelli in this recipe.

What's everyone saying?

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  Margaret C. says:

I highly recommend this recipe. It was easy to make and full of flavor. It was enjoyed by all and not just the dialysis patient.

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009, 4:01 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Laura G. says:

I enjoy this pilaf. It is a very nice side.

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009, 4:47 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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