Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Spinach Feta Rice
42 votes

Description:

A rice dish that will perk up your taste buds, AND it's good for all types. Fancy enough for company and delicious for leftovers. Serves 6-8 depending on portions.

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (4 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type AB (5 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (5 beneficials)
  • Type B (1 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (4 beneficials)
  • Type O (2 beneficials)
  • Type O Non Secretor (4 beneficials)
Category:
  • Appetizer
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
  • 1 cup fat-free chicken broth [Type B should sub]
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 cup sliced portabello mushrooms (about 4 oz, or 4 big ones)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
  • 1 package chopped frozen spinach, cooked according to directions, then drained and pressed until most of water is gone. May use 6 cups shredded fresh spinach leaves instead
  • 4 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
How to make it:
  1. Combine rice, broth, and water in medium saucepan.
  2. Bring water to boil.
  3. Add rice, stir once.
  4. Reduce heat to low.
  5. Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes (according to your package instructions) or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
  6. Cook and stir onion, mushrooms, and garlic in large skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray until onion is tender.
  7. Add cooked spinach, oregano leaves, salt, and lemon juice so that it, too, is warm.
  8. Add entire mixture to rice (or vice versa), add feta cheese, stir well and it's ready to serve.

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Onion (Red/Spanish/Yellow/Whit...1 ,2 B B N N N B B B
Mushroom (Portobello)2 ,3 N N N N N N N N
Garlic1 ,2 B N B B N B N B
Oregano2 N N B B N B N B
Rice (White/Brown/Basmati)/ Br...3 ,4 N N B B N N N N
Feta Cheese  N N B B B B N A
Spinach/Spinach Juice2 ,3 B B N N N N B B
Lemon/Lemon Juice2 B B B B N N N N
Sea Salt2 N N N N N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Meat Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Chicken2 N N A A A A N N

[1] This recipe uses ingredients rich in lignans.
[2] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.
[3] This recipe uses ingredients which may be high in pesticides.
[4] This recipe uses ingredients which may be genetically modified .

  • This recipe is low in common allergens.
  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

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    Revision History:
    • Revised Jun 17, 2011 at 06:12 PM By: Joe