Greek Rice Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 cup quick-cooking brown rice
1 cup water
1 clove garlic (grated )
zest of 1 lemon
3/4 cup artichoke hearts
1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach
2 tbsp chives (chopped )
juice of 1/2 lemon
dried oregano
salt , to taste
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup kalamata olives (stoned and chopped )

Directions:

Bring water to a boil, add rice, garlic, and artichokes, cook covered for 5 minutes.
Add rest of ingredients, let sit, covered, for 5-7 minutes, to heat everything through.
Notes: make sure not to leave the top off the pot for too long while adding ingredients. The mixture needs its steam to cook the rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	321.42 Kcal (1346 kJ)
Calories from fat	157.16 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	17.46g	27%
Cholesterol	22.03mg	7%
Sodium	635.87mg	26%
Potassium	536.36mg	11%
Total Carbs	30.44g	10%
Sugars	3.16g	13%
Dietary Fiber	7.37g	29%
Protein	11.15g	22%
Vitamin C	13.4mg	22%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	13%
Iron	1.9mg	11%
Calcium	236.5mg	24%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	83.04 Kcal (348 kJ)
Calories from fat	40.61 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.51g	27%
Cholesterol	5.69mg	7%
Sodium	164.29mg	26%
Potassium	138.58mg	11%
Total Carbs	7.86g	10%
Sugars	0.82g	13%
Dietary Fiber	1.9g	29%
Protein	2.88g	22%
Vitamin C	3.5mg	22%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	13%
Iron	0.5mg	11%
Calcium	61.1mg	24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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savory
bitter
sweet

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

7.1

Points
8

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
low cholesterol

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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