World Famous Recipes

Fluffy Rice Dessert

1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free cherry gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple
1-1/2 cups hot cooked rice
1 cup light whipped topping

In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. Add juice to gelatin; sitr in rice. Chill until mixture begins to thicken. Fold in whipped topping & pineapple. Chill for 1 hour.

Yield: 10 servings. Nutritional Analysis: One 1/2-cup serving equals 79 calories, 19 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 16 gm carohydrate, 1 gm protein, 1 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Crock Pot Mushroom and Wild Rice Stew
POINTS® Value: 4
Servings: 4

1-1/2 tsp. olive oil
2 cup leeks, finely chopped, white parts only (about 2 large leeks)
2 cups shiitake mushroom, sliced
1 cup carrots, diced
3 cups vegetable broth
1 tsp. table salt
1 cup uncooked wild rice

Heat oil in large nonstick skillet. Add leeks and mushrooms and sauté until tender,
about 5 minutes. (Note: If you’re in a hurry, skip this step and simply add all the
ingredients directly to the crock pot.)

Spoon leeks and mushrooms into a 4 to 5 quart crock pot. Add carrots, broth, salt
and rice; cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 6 to 7 hours.

Yields about 1-1/2 cups per serving.

Instant rice

1 can of beef stock

Use the beef stock instead of water. Use the can to measure the rice as they take equal amounts. Follow the cooking instructions on the Instant rice box.

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INGREDIENTS: SERVES 6

•1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs•1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan

•1 1/2 cups short-grain rice (available at Oriental markets and some supermarkets)

•3 eggplants (about 1 1/2 pounds each)•1 pound smoked sausage, such as kielbasa, chopped coarse

•3 ribs of celery, sliced thin crosswise•1 green bell pepper, chopped coarse

•2 onions, chopped coarse•1/2 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

•1/3 cups minced fresh parsley leaves •cayenne to tastePREPARATION:

•In a small bowl combine well the bread crumbs and the Parmesan. In a heavy saucepan combine the rice, 2 cups water, and salt to taste, bring the water to

a boil, and cook the rice, covered, over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or

until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. Halve the eggplants

lengthwise and with a melon-ball cutter scoop out the flesh, reserving 4 cups of it and

leaving 1/4-inch shells. In a kettle of boiling salted water blanch the

eggplant shells in batches for 4 minutes and drain them, inverted, on paper towels.

•In a large heavy skillet brown the sausage over moderate heat, stirring, and transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Chop the reserved

eggplant and in the fat remaining in the skillet cook it with the celery, the

bell pepper, and the onions over moderate heat, stirring occasionally and

scraping up the browns bits, until the mixture is golden. Add 1 cup water and cook

the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add 1 cup more

water and cook the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes, or

until the eggplant is very soft.

•In a large bowl combine the eggplant mixture, the sausage, the rice, the scallion greens, the parsley, the cayenne, and salt and black pepper to taste.

Divide the mixture among the eggplant shells, arrange the eggplants in 2 shallow

15 1/2- by 10 1/2-baking pans, and add 1 cup water to each pan. Bake the

eggplants, covered with foil, in a preheated 350°F. oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle

the eggplants with the bread crumb mixture and broil them in batches under a

preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the

topping is golden.

Easy As 1-2-3 Mushroom Beef

1 lb of hamburger meat

1 tablespoon of fresh garlic

1 tablespoon of Morton’s Nature’s Seasoning

1 small can of mushrooms (fresh are also nice!)

2 cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup

2 cups of rice

3 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce

3 tablespoons Kraft Shredded Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago Cheeses (in

the shaker just like the Parmesan)

Prepare the rice. In a skillet, brown the hamburger meat and add the

garlic and Nature’s Seasoning. Stir in the mushrooms, Worcestershire

sauce, cheese, and rice. Yummy!