Diabetic -- Salsa Rice

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Salsa Rice

 

1-1/2 cups water

1-1/2 cups chunky salsa

2 cups uncooked instant Minute rice

1-1/2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

 

In a sauce pan, bring water and salsa to a boil. Stir in rice. Remove from

the heat;

cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in cheese; cover and let stand for 30

seconds

or until cheese is melted.

 

Yield: 5 servings.

 

Nutrition Information:

Per serving (1 cup serving (prepared with 1 cup reduced fat cheese) = 215

calories,

4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 491 mg sodium,

32 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

 

Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat.