Best Parmesan Vegetable Rice Recipes

CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SAUTE WITH LEMON-PARMESAN RICE

Chicken and Vegetable Saute with Lemon-Parmesan Rice image

The Lemon Parmesan Rice cooks while the chicken, tomatoes, and green beans simmer on the stove.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 skinless bone-in chicken breast half
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 cup grape tomatoes
3 to 4 ounces green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Lemon-Parmesan rice

Steps:

In a small nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour; shake off any excess. Place in skillet, and cook until lightly browned on one side, about 3 minutes.
Turn chicken breast, and add garlic, tomatoes, and 1/3 cup water; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Cover, and cook 12 minutes. Add beans and mint; cover, and cook until beans are crisp-tender and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate, and spoon tomato mixture on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 445 g, Fat 12 g, Protein 57 g

PARMESAN VEGETABLE RICE

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With its red tomatoes and green pepper, this healthful rice dish from Nola Nielsen in Darien, Illinois is colorful enough to serve during the holidays, she says. "But I make it whenever I want a special rice dish any time of year at all!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 cup uncooked instant rice
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 teaspoons butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, divided

Steps:

Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute green pepper in butter for 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomato, salt, celery salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes. , Add the rice and 1 tablespoon cheese; heat through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 609mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges