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Tuna Pilaf
2 Green onions, chopped
1 tsp Reduced-calorie margarine,
-melted
2 1/2 cup Water
1 cup Long-grain rice, uncooked
1 package (10 oz.) frozen mixed
-Oriental vegetables, thawed
1 can (10 oz.) tuna in water,
-drained and broken into
-chunks
1 tbsp Reduced-sodium soy sauce


Saute' onions in margarine in a large saucepan until onions are
tender.
Add water; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover, reduce heat, and
simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is
absorbed.
Add mixed vegetabes. Cook over low heat 5 minutes or until
vegetables are tender.
Add tuna and soy sauce; stir. Serve warm. Yield:
8 servings.

Nutritional information per 1/2 cup serving: calories - 275,
protein - 14 gm., fat - 1 gm., carbohydrates - 18 gm., cholesterol -
13 mg., sodium - 454 mg., fiber - 2 gm. Diabetic Food Exchanges:
Starch - 1, Lean Meat - 1, Vegetable - 1.

FROM: The Complete Step-by-Step Diabetic Cookbook, from Oxmoor
House, copyright 1995. ISBN: 0-8487-1431-8. Formatted to MM by Trish
McKenna 11/19/95. Submitted By "LISA (POOH) CRAWFORD IN PERRINE,
FLORIDA" On SUN, 19 NOV 1995 234142 -0500
(EST)
 


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