Italian Rice and Veggie Supper

  • Prep 45 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 cup thinly sliced fresh carrots
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
  • 1 small zucchini or yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
  • 3/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 (15 or 15.5-oz.) can kidney beans, drained, rinsed
  • 1 (14.5-oz.) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot. Add carrots, onion and celery; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add zucchini; cook and stir 2 minutes.
  • 2
    Stir in all remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.

  • Summer squash including zucchini and yellow summer squash, is abundant during late summer. Pattypan, another summer squash, is a small round squash with a scalloped edge. Pale green when young, pattypan turns white when fully ripe. Any summer squash can be used in this recipe.
  • While the rice mixture is still piping hot, sprinkle it with finely shredded mozzarella.
  • Make a refreshing salad of crisp lettuce, sliced cucumbers and halved cherry tomatoes tossed with Italian vinaigrette. To drink, try an Italian red wine such as Valpolicella.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
640mg
27%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
7g
28%
Sugars
7g
Protein
9g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
190%
190%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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