Side Dish

Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice is for Side Dish.

Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice takes 50 minutes to cook.

Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice are:

1.5 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup thinly sliced leek, white part only
2 tsp butter
2 cups skim milk
1/2 cup brown rice
1/3 cup shredded low-fat Swiss cheese
1 Tbs chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 cups chopped stemmed washed spinach

Here is how you make Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice:

Cook and stir mushroooms and leek in margarine in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until leek is tender. Add milk and brown rice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.Add cheese, thyme, and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese melts. Stir in spinach. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOVEROLLS.

The nutritional information for Creamy Spinach and Brown Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 151.6

• Total Fat: 6.7 g
• Cholesterol: 21.2 mg
• Sodium: 110.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
• Protein: 8.5 g