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Squashed Rice takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Squashed Rice takes 20 minutes to cook.

Squashed Rice makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Squashed Rice are:

8 cups hot cooked white (freshly cooked or reheated - cooking in pan on stove-top, follow package instructions and allow approximately 20 minutes of cooking time)

4 cups hot cooked winter squash, such as acorn or butternut, peeled and any visible strings removed (freshly cooked or reheated - if microwaving, cut squash in half or quarters, remove seeds and membranes, place with small amount of water in microwave-safe covered dish, and allow approximately 15 minutes cooking time at highest power, then cool slightly before peeling and mashing or cubing.)

*optional seasonings, such as salt, pepper, garlic, onion, etc. (Be creative!)
*optional fat, such as butter, margarine, butter-type spread, vegetable or olive oil (Be careful!)
*optional add-ins, such as other veggies, fruit, yogurt, cheese, nuts, meats

Here is how you make Squashed Rice:

Mix hot cooked rice with hot cooked winter squash, add desired seasonings and/or fat. Makes 12 servings of 1 cup rice, 1/2 cup squash.This is a very flexible recipe which can be adjusted to use your favorite variety of rice made from recipes or boxed mixes of your choice, with optional seasonings to taste, added fat according to your taste and nutritional needs, as well as any variety of winter squash that you prefer. You may choose different amounts of rice or squash than specified in this recipe, depending on what you have available or how much you like squash. The actual calories and other nutritional information for this recipe will vary according to the ingredients used. Please consult any packaging or nutritional values for any ingredients used which are not included in the basic recipe amounts of plain, cooked rice and plain, cooked winter squash. Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHARLEEE3.

The nutritional information for Squashed Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 164.3

• Total Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 4.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 3.4 g