Fiesta Rice Lunch
Recipe for Thursday, 8/24/00
Lunch:
1 serving Fiesta Rice
1/2 cup green beans
3 medium prunes
Tossed salad
1 Tbsp creamy ranch dressing
Fiesta Rice
4 servings/Serving size: 1 cup
2&1/2 cups cooked brown rice
3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup grated reduced-fat cheddar cheese
2-oz jar pimentos, drained and chopped
1/2 cup skim or 1% milk
1 large tomato, peeled and diced
Dash paprika
Nonstick vegetable cooking spray
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.Combine 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and all other ingredients except paprika. Stir until well
mixed.
3.Spray casserole with vegetable spray.
4.Pour in mixture; top with remaining cheddar cheese and sprinkle well with paprika.
5.Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
Exchanges:
All lunch menus this week have about 450 calories total and include:
2-3 Starch servings
1-2 Meat or Meat Substitute servings
0-2 Vegetable servings
1 Fruit serving
1 Fat serving
Total Fat -- 15g
Total Carbohydrate -- 50g
Protein -- 22g
Some menus have 1 Skim Milk serving instead of 1 Meat or 1 Starch serving. Or 1 Starch
serving instead of the Fruit serving.
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