Name: Rice with Summer Squash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped carrots; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth; 1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 medium yellow summer squash, chopped; 1 medium zucchini, chopped

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Rice with Summer Squash

25 min4 servings

I don't usually create my own recipes, but this one passed my palate test. It offers a buttery flavor that those of us who are watching our weight miss at times. -Heather Ratigan of Kaufman, Texas

Ingredients

1 cup chopped carrots

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tablespoon butter

1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth

1/3 cup uncooked long grain rice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 medium yellow summer squash, chopped

1 medium zucchini, chopped

Instructions

1 In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook carrots and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, rice, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 13 minutes.

2 Stir in yellow squash and zucchini. Cover and simmer 6-10 minutes longer or until rice and vegetables are tender.