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More is better when it comes to health-boosting produce. Yep; mom was right when she told you to eat your vegetables-to the tune of two and a half cups a day. You also need to down two cups of fruit each day. Ready to up the ante on your veggie consumption? The great news is all forms count - fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100 percent juice. Fresh, frozen, canned and dried veggies can be easily incorporated into main dishes like Italian-inspired Chicken Vegetable Rollatini. This recipe uses fresh bell peppers, frozen spinach and a package of rice mix made with two full servings of vegetables, including broccoli and carrots. Moreover, Greek Chicken With Rice is a recipe that also calls for fresh vegetables and a package of rice mix made with two servings of veggies for convenience and added flavor. A simple Asian Noodle Salad is a tasty choice for a nutritious part of a lunch or light dinner.
Top each chicken breast with about 1/4 cup rice; reserve remaining rice and set aside. Roll chicken and secure with wooden toothpicks. Combine bread crumbs with cheese in shallow dish, then coat chicken. Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and brown chicken. Arrange chicken in 11 x 7-inch glass baking dish. Bake 20 minutes until chicken is thoroughly cooked.Meanwhile, in same skillet, cook remaining red pepper and onion with 2 tablespoons water, covered, over medium heat 5 minutes, until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds, stirring. Stir in spinach and reserved rice and cook 3 minutes, until spinach is heated through, stirring frequently. Remove toothpicks and serve sliced-chicken over spinach mixture.See the full content of this document
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Veggie Nation
...where vegetables rule and nutrition reigns
More is better when it comes to health-boosting produce. Yep; mom was right when she told you to eat your vegetables-to the tune of two and a half cups a day. You also need to down two cups of fruit each day. Ready to up the ante on...See the full content of this document
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