Vegetable Pilaf Recipe

1 cup Long-grain rice
1 tbsp Betty's butter
1 Shallot, minced
2 Green onions, chopped
1 Carrot, sliced
1/2 cup Snow peas, sliced
1/2 cup Mushrooms, sliced
2 tbsp White wine
1 1/2 cup Chicken/Vegetable stock
Salt or pepper to taste
2 tbsp Toasted sesame seeds

Soak rice 2 hours to shorten cooking time. Rinse and drain. In a
medium-size non-stick saucepan, heat butter and saute shallot until
softened. Add vegetables and saute about 3 minutes. Add rice to
vegetables; stirring to coat. Cook about 2 minutes. Stir in wine
broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 25
minutes, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Remove from
heat and fluff with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish
with seasame seeds. NOTE: Try this recipe with other vegetables such
as peas, bell peppers, zucchini, raddichio, radishes, green beans,
asparagus, etc.

Food Exchanges per serving: 2 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGES + 1 FAT
EXCHANGE + ( This recipe didn't list the vegetable exchange.)
CAL: 182; CHO: 2mg; CAR: 31g; PRO: 4g; SOD: 127mg; FAT: 4g;

Source: Light & Easy Diabetes Cuisine by Betty Marks

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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

Is this Vegetable Pilaf Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Vegetable Pilaf recipe is part of our collection of healthy diabetic Rice recipes. As we are ignorant of your particular diabetic problems & the guidelines your health advisors have offered you, we we can`t confirm that Vegetable Pilaf recipe is suitable for you. Still, because the recipe author labeled it as `diabetic` it suggests in theory, that it at least covers the minimum consideration for the label `diabetic`, being low in carbohydrates and fat, and consequently should be better for your health than the non-diabetic equivalent. Still, this Vegetable Pilaf recipe should only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the ingredients are acceptable for you.

This Vegetable Pilaf Recipe is part of our diabetic Rice recipes section. Please understand, it is totally impracticable for us to hand check each of the diabetic Rice recipes to establish that they are completely adapted for diabetics. Our diabetic recipe site has more than two thousand recipes in it, and to cook each recipe even at one each day would take more than 72 months. You are therefore advised to check the recipe ingredients with due care to confirm that all of them are compatible with the diabetes nutritional advice your nutritionalist has offered you. If you suspect that this Vegetable Pilaf recipe is not safe for sufferers of diabetes, please contact us & we will modify or remove the problem recipe from our collection.

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