Chicken Flavored Rice
serves 4

Chicken Flavored Rice

If you like Rice-A-Roni chicken flavored rice but hate all the sodium, this is a perfect alternative.

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1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1-2 cloves chopped garlic

1/2 cup rice (I like to use jasmine but any long grain rice will work)
1/2 cup orzo
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 cup white wine
1-3/4 cups low sodium chicken broth

1. In a medium saucepan heat oil and butter over medium heat.
2. Saute green onions and garlic until tender (about 4 minutes).
3.  Stir in rice, orzo and curry powder, coating well. Cook 3-4 minutes, stirring well until rice/orzo are slightly golden in color.
4. Slowly add wine and broth to rice mixture. 
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 20-25 minutes. (Water should be gone and rice should be tender.)
6. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

• To get more of a chicken flavor you can add 1-1/2 teaspoons of a low sodium chicken bullion when you add the curry powder + 1-3/4 cups water in place of the chicken broth. This will change the sodium to 330 mg and the protein to 4.6 g.

Calories 216, Fat 3.7g, Cholesterol 4mg, Sodium 44mg
Carbohydrates 36.5g, Fiber 1.4g, Sugars 1.5g, Protein 5.5g