Confetti rice

Whitleymama3 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2007, 02:16 PM

**With it being the new year and all. Id figure I'd find some
recipes to help Moms make their picky eaters get their veggies.
These are called sneaky veggie recipes. Most of them are from Familyfun.com unless noted. Hope you enjoy them.

Heres the first one below..

Confetti Rice
Help for parents of picky eater.
Children will often accept unfamiliar food when it's chopped into tiny pieces and served with something they do like, such as rice.
Ingredients

1 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup asparagus, finely chopped
1/2 cup scallions, finely chopped
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
1 cup fresh or frozen peas
1 cup carrots, grated
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Juice of one lemon
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
4 cups cooked rice
Directions

In a large skillet, heat the oil until hot. Then add the asparagus, scallions, celery, spinach, peas and carrots. Stir quickly for 2 minutes.
Add the garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce and pepper. Continue stirring for 1 minute. Add the rice, mixing well until heated through. Serve at once.
VARIATION:

Mix all the ingredients together in a rectangular baking pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup of fresh or canned chopped tomato and 1/2 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove the foil and continue baking for another 5 minutes, until the casserole is nicely browned on top. Two cups of diced, cooked chicken, meat or sausage can be added to make this an easy one-pan main dish.