Green Rice

Cook Time: About 1 Hour

Serves: 8

Ingredients

 * 1/2 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro sprigs
 * 1/2 cup tightly packed spinach leaves, stemmed and thoroughly washed
 * 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
 * Nonfat cooking spray
 * 1 onion, chopped
 * 2 garlic cloves, chopped
 * 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
 * 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

 * 1) Place cilantro, spinach and broth in a blender and puree until smooth.
 * 2) Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 8 minutes or until softened and translucent. Add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
 * 3) Add rice and stir to coat evenly.
 * 4) Add spinach mixture from blender and bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer.
 * 5) Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
 * 6) Turn off heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Add cayenne pepper and fluff with a fork.

Source

 * Green Rice from the Public Health Cookbook -- original source of recipe, public domain government resource