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Choose Health - Choose a "Healthwise Recipe!" Healthy eating is one choice we can all easily make for ourselves and our families. We hope you find these tasty, helpful, and fun to share with family and friends.

Starting a healthy diet can be difficult because you may feel you have to go "ALL IN" and find it frustrating, in fact, nearly impossible to sustain. Well it may be easier than you think - give it a try.

Instead of diving right in, take a slow and steady approach. Try a few new healthy options over a few days and see what you like. Share those with your family and friends and get their input. Once you've found 3 or 4 recipes everyone likes, you can include them as part of your meal planning.

Another change you can make is to replace eating out with one healthy meal at home. These simple changes will create a difference in how you feel and what you begin to enjoy eating. Your taste buds may enjoy the change!

Last but not least, this website has been created for our community, so enjoy these recipes. If you have a favorite recipe to share it! Send us the recipe or the recipe link to info@calhouncountychallenge.com and we'll check it out. If it is a "healthwise recipe", we'll add it to the list below!

Wild Rice Stuffing with Portobello Mushrooms

From: AICR

Servings: 22
Serving Desc: 1/2 cup
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 90 mins
Cool: 10 mins
Ready:

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- 1 cup chopped almonds or pecans
- 8 1/4 cups non-fat, reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 1/2 cups wild rice
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain brown rice
- 1 tablespoon plut 2 tsp. canola oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
- 4-6 portobello mushrooms ( stems discarded), cut in 1/2" thick and 1" long slices
- 1 salt and freshly ground pepper

Prep Instructions:
Heat large, non-stick pan.

Cooking Instructions:
Heat over medium-high heat

Directions:
1) Heat large, non-stick pan over medium-high heat until very hot..

2) Place 1 tbsp. oil in pan and heat until very hot..

3) Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is translucent and mixture is golden..

4) Add 4 1/2 cups broth and bring mixture to boil..

5) Add wild rice, reduce heat to simmer, cover pot, and simmer 25 minutes. Add brown rice and remaining 3 3/4 cups broth to pot..

6) Bring mixture to boil and immediately reduce heat to simmer. Cover pot and continue cooking until both wild and brown rice are barely tender, about 35 to 40 minutes..

7) While rice is cooking, heat large, non-stick pan over medium-high heat until very hot..

8) Place 2 tsp. oil in pan and heat until very hot. Stirring constantly, sauté mushrooms, cooking in batches if necessary, depending on size of pan, so they are not crowded..

9) If cooking in batches, transfer each finished batch to a bowl and begin process again, using a little more oil each time, until all mushrooms are sautéed..

10) When rice is barely tender, mix in parsley, sage, green onion and nuts..

11) Cover and cook on low heat about 5 minutes longer, or until green onion is soft and rice is tender..

12) Remove pot from heat, uncover and allow rice to cool slightly. Add mushrooms and stir until well combined..

13) Add salt and pepper to taste and more sage, if desired. Serve immediately or store, tightly covered, in refrigerator for up to 2 days..

Nutritional Information - Per Serving:
Calories: 148, Total Fat: 5, Sodium: 223, Carbs: 22, Protein: 5, Dietary Fiber: 3

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