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Spinach Feta Rice

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(43 votes)

Category:     Appetizer

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.


General applicability:

Spinach Feta Rice
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 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:
  • Combine rice, broth, and water in medium saucepan.
  • Bring water to boil.
  • Add rice, stir once.
  • Reduce heat to low.
  • Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes (according to your package instructions) or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
  • Cook and stir onion, mushrooms, and garlic in large skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray until onion is tender.
  • Add cooked spinach, oregano leaves, salt, and lemon juice so that it, too, is warm.
  • Add entire mixture to rice (or vice versa), add feta cheese, stir well and it's ready to serve.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:


Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Oregano
N
N
N
B
N
B
B
B
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Spinach
B
N
B
N
B
N
B
N
Mushroom, Portobella
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Garlic
B
N
B
B
N
B
B
B
Onion, all types
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
N


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Chicken
N
A
N
A
N
A
N
A


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance