Spanakorizo - Pts are the same as plain Basamati rice


Spanakorizo

Same point count same as cooked Basmati Rice

Cooking spray
½ cup chopped onion
1 tbsp garlic
Zest from one lemon
½ tsp ground cumin
½ lbs baby spinach
1 cup basmati rice
1 cup vegetable broth
1 cup water
2 tbsp dill
½ tsp salt
Pepper
3 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  1. Heat cooking spray over medium heat.
    1. Sauté onions until translucent.
    2. Add garlic and sauté for another minute
  2. Add lemon zest, cumin and spinach.
    1. Cover pan until spinach wilts down, approx. 3-5 minutes.
      1. I stirred the spinach mix a couple times.
  3. Stir rice, vegetable broth, water, dill, salt and pepper into the spinach mix.
    1. Bring to a boil
  4. Reduce heat to a simmer
    1. Cover with lid and cook until rice is tender and no liquid remains, approx. 15-20 minutes, or as the rice package dictates
  5. Stir in lemon juice

Note: I used a vegetable bullion that was 0 pts per serving to make one cup of vegetable broth.
 
 
 

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