CONSOMME RICE WITH MUSHROOMS
ROUNDING OUT YOUR MEAL: This rice side dish comes together easily and works well alongside just about any meat dish, including chicken, lamb and pork.
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked white rice 2 ounces ( 1/ 4 cup) unsalted butter 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion 1 1/ 2 cups chopped button mushrooms 2 ( 10- ounce) cans beef consomme 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1/ 3 cup chopped flatleaf parsley
Servings: makes 8 servings Preparation time: less than 15 minutes Cooking time: about 1 hour and 15 minutes
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse rice under cold running water; drain. Melt butter in a medium skillet on medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until softened. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until tender. Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Stir in the consomme and soy sauce. Transfer to a 2- quart casserole dish; cover and bake about 1 hour or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with parsley before serving. ( Adapted from “What Can I Bring?” by Elizabeth Heiskell, Time Inc. Books.)
Per serving: 165 calories, 5 grams protein, 6 grams fat ( 33 percent calories from fat), 3.7 grams saturated fat, 23 grams carbohydrate, 15 milligrams cholesterol, 529 milligrams sodium, 1 gram fiber. Carb count: 1.5.