Note: This recipe is especially for kids with lactose intolerance. Kids with lactose intolerance often need to limit or avoid dairy products.
This is a quick and easy way to add a vegetable serving into your daily meal plan.
Prep time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 zucchini, sliced
1 yellow squash, sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 c. fat-free Italian dressing
2 c. brown rice, cooked
1/4 c. soy parmesan cheese
non-stick cooking spray
Directions:
- Spray casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix vegetables and dressing together in the casserole dish.
- Cook vegetables in microwave for 10 minutes, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top of the vegetables.
- Serve vegetables over rice.
Serves: 4
Serving size: 1 cup vegetables and 1/2 cup rice
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
165 calories
7 g protein
2 g fat
0 g sat fat
31 g carbohydrate
4 g fiber
0 mg cholesterol
278 mg sodium
117 mg calcium
1.4 mg iron
Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.
Variations and suggestions:
You can also serve over this dish over pasta. If you would like more of a cheesy flavor, add soy mozzarella to the vegetables.
Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N CNSD
Date reviewed: December 2003
