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Slow-Cooker Italian Turkey-Rice Dinner

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 8 hr 20 min
  • Servings 4
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Add something tasty to your family’s Italian dinner with this slow-cooked dish that features turkey, rice and veggies.
Updated Dec 8, 2011
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Ingredients

  • 3 medium carrots, shredded (2 cups)
  • 2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
  • 1 small red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 4 turkey thighs (8 to 12 oz each), skin removed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup uncooked regular long-grain rice
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1/2 cup shredded Italian-style six-cheese blend or mozzarella cheese (2 oz)

Steps

  • 1
    In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix carrots, celery, bell pepper, basil and water. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper; place on vegetable mixture.
  • 2
    Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours.
  • 3
    Remove turkey from cooker. Stir rice and oregano into vegetable mixture; return turkey to cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting about 1 hour or until rice is tender.
  • 4
    Remove turkey from cooker. Stir cheese into rice mixture until melted. Serve with turkey.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Get a head-start on this—Cut up the vegetables as early as two days ahead, if you wish. Store in a resealable plastic food-storage bag in the fridge until you’re ready to make the recipe.

Nutrition

480 Calories, 12g Total Fat, 65g Protein, 27g Total Carbohydrate, 4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
480
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
5g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
235mg
79%
Sodium
860mg
36%
Potassium
790mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
4g
Protein
65g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
190%
190%
Vitamin C
35%
35%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
35%
35%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 8 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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