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Chicken and Spanish Rice

1 cup onions, chopped
1/4 cup green peppers
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/4 tsp garlic, minced
5 cup cooked rice (in unsalted water)
3 1/2 cups chicken breast, cooked (skin andbone removed), diced

  1. In a large skillet, sauté onions and green peppersin oil for 5 minutes on medium heat.
  2. Add tomato sauce and spices. Heat through.
  3. Add cooked rice and chicken, and heat through.

Makes 5 servings. Serving size: 1-1/2 cups.


Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

Calories

406

Sodium

367 mg

Total fat

6 g

Calcium

45 mg

Saturated fat

2 g

Magnesium

57 mg

Cholesterol

75 mg

Potassium

527 mg

Fiber

2 g

To reduce sodium:

Use one 4-oz can of no-salt-added tomato sauce andone 4-oz can of regular tomato sauce. New sodium total = 226 mg.

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Archived page, reproduced from a 2007 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.