Hoppin' john (usa rice)

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 ounces Diced smoked turkey sausage OR- ham (optional)
1 cup Diced onion
½ cup Diced celery
2 Garlic cloves; minced
2 cups Low-sodium chicken broth
4 ounces Black-eyed peas picked over and rinsed
1 Bay leaf
4 ounces Long-grain white rice
½ teaspoon Dried thyme
½ teaspoon Pepper
¼ cup Chopped scallions
2 tablespoons Minced parsley

Directions

"This traditional Southern dish is served on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the year."

Spray medium saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add sausage, if using; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring until onion is golden. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.

Add broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until peas are soft but not mushy.

Add rice, thyme and pepper; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until rice is just tender. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes, covered.

Sprinkle with scallions and parsley and serve.

Each serving (1-⅓ cup) with sausage provides: * 1 V, 1-½ P, 1 B, 10 C.

Per serving (with sausage): * 281 cal, 17 g pro, 45 car, * 4 g fat: 1 g poly, 1 g mono, 1 g sat; * 302 mg sod, 19 mg chol.

Each serving (1-⅓ cup) without sausage provides: * 1 V, ½ P, 1 B, 10 C.

Per serving (without sausage): * 238 cal, 13 g pro, 45 g car, * 2 g fat: 0 g poly, 0 g mono, 0 g sat; * 50 mg sod, 0 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

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