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Asparagus and Basmati Rice

April 17, 2013 By Jennifer @ PB and P Design 19 Comments

Hi Everyone,

You may have noticed that I finally out grew my old, and I mean old Blackberry phone and upgraded to an iPhone!  Yah!  I LOVE it!  Honestly, it’s been a few days and I don’t know what I would do without it.  I have been having fun playing with Instagram and now I can share photos with you throughout my day.  A lot of you ask me, what do you eat as your meals?  Well, now I can show you.  Some of them are repeat recipes, or just recipes that I don’t want to blog about because they are pretty basic, so now I will post them for you, so you can see.  If you would like to follow me on Instagram, you can, by going here.  If you have an Instagram account and want me to follow you back, just link it below.

Asparagus and Basmati Rice Since I haven’t really updated you on my eating habits and workouts, I thought I would do that here.  I was doing really good on my eating and then I went to Monterey and blew it all.  Oh man did I eat bad!!  Desserts every night, lots of bread, granola coming out my ears and I couldn’t stop.  By the time I came home from a 4 day trip I gained 3 pounds.  Not good at all.  So last week, I decided to kick myself into gear!   I exercised 5 days last week, by doing spinning, elliptical and weight training.  I only exercised for about 30 – 45 minutes, but pushed myself  hard.  As for eating, I stayed away from bread, except for one day, limited my sweets to the Cannoli’s that I posted on Sunday and ate big salads, protein and lots of vegetables throughout the week and even had a protein shake for breakfast Mon – Fri.  My snacks were snap peas in the morning (I love them), and yogurt with fruit in the afternoon.  I lost the three pounds I gained and two more pounds, so that is a total of 5 pounds last week.  That’s a lot, but my guess is that most of it was water weight.  I know this week, I won’t do as well, but I’m hoping to drop at least 1 – 2 pounds to be practical   It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.  My biggest problem is snacking when I get home from work, so I kept myself busy by exercising, blogging and doing housework.  I’m going to try it again this week and see how I do!   One of my side dishes I had last week was my Asparagus and Basmati Rice.

Asparagus and Basmati Rice Salad I love asparagus, but my Husband is not a fan of it, unless I wrap it in bacon or prosciutto, so I needed to come up with a dish that I can use it with that I know he would eat to.  I decided to use my asparagus in a rice side dish, since my Husband is a fan of rice.  I sautéed up some onions, garlic, bell pepper, threw in some chicken stock and cut up asparagus, spinach and tomatoes.  It turned out wonderful, and since there is a higher ratio of vegetables to rice it’s pretty low-calorie.

Asparagus and Basmati Rice Salad I served this rice with a side of chicken and for me, I topped my rice with a pinch of Parmesan Cheese and Balsamic dressing, my Husband put soy sauce over his.  I left the salad more on the plain side so we could add whatever dressing or toppings we want, if any.  This dish is satisfying, healthy and oh so good!  I had left overs for lunch the next day, I placed the rice of a bed of lettuce and added some leftover chicken from dinner, a drizzle of balsamic dressing and had a nice quick salad.   It didn’t even need to be heated up, it was just right the way it was.  I even nibbled on some leftovers straight from the fridge.  I love healthy, tasty dishes like this and you do know if you have too much leftovers, you can freeze it to.  That’s what I normally do with my rice dishes, but not this one, I had plans to eat it until it was gone!


Asparagus and Basmati Rice Salad

Asparagus and Basmati Rice
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
12 mins
Total time
22 mins
 
A healthy, vegetarian rice salad loaded with asparagus, tomatoes and bell pepper.
Serves: 5 Cups (4 servings)
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups basmati rice, cooked
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • ¼ cup onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ¾ cup sweet bell pepper, diced
  • ½ cup chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2 cup asparagus, cut into ¼" pieces
  • ¼ tsp. ground pepper
  • ¾ cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 2 cups spinach, fresh
Instructions
  1. Cook Rice according to directions on package. I used a half cup dry to 1 cup water (add rice and water to a pot, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 12 minutes, fluff with a fork).
  2. In a skillet, add olive oil, onions, peppers and garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes until slightly soften. Add chicken broth, asparagus and black pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and spinach, stir until spinach is wilted.
  3. Stir in rice and serve.
Notes
Calories: 127.8, Fat: 2.2, Cholesterol: 0, Sodium: 25, Potassium: 398, Carbs: 25, Fiber: 2.9, Sugar: .01, Protein: 4.3
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1½ cups
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Asparagus and Basmati Rice Salad Well my Friends, I have lots of catch up work to be done, like laundry and making dinner and so on.  It seems like chores never end!

Have  a great day!

Toodles,

Jennifer

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Asparagus and Basamti Rice

Filed Under: Vegetarian and Side Dishes Tagged With: Asparagus, rice, side dish, vegetables

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  1. Marie @ Little Kitchie says

    April 17, 2013 at 3:54 AM

    Fabulous salad! I love everything in it!

    I agree that snacking right when I come home from work is my downfall! If I am busy after work and have to run errands or something, I don’t snack at all and don’t even notice it. But if I go straight home, suddenly I’m starving (or, I think I’m starving)! Doing housework is a good idea to distract yourself… plus my husband would probably appreciate that 😉

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 17, 2013 at 5:06 AM

      lol, when my Husband comes home I walk him around and tell him I cleaned this and I did that, blah, blah! If I don’t tell him he doesn’t notice. lol But yah the snacking is the killer part, like you if I run errands, I don’t even notice I’m hungry, but if come straight home I am starving, like i never ate that day! It’s horrible!! I’m trying hard to change that mind set. Ugh!

      Reply
  2. Tracy | Peanut Butter and Onion says

    April 17, 2013 at 4:49 AM

    At first glance I thought this was quino.,,,, I cant spell… but its not its rice…. love it, making it!!!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      April 17, 2013 at 5:04 AM

      Good morning Tracy! Let me know what you think! This dish would be great with quinoa too! 😉 Have a great day!

      Reply
  3. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

    April 17, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    I love this colorful, wholesome spring dish Jennifer! It’s definitely something I’d love to make soon!

    Reply
  4. Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today says

    April 17, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    Go girl! I’m trying to push myself lately as well. It’s not easy at all 🙂 And this rice meal sounds super healthy.

    Reply
  5. Gloria @ Simply Gloria says

    April 17, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    I love how colorful this simple, but elegant dish is! I love this kind of rice, too!

    Reply
  6. Mr. & Mrs. P says

    April 17, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    What a colorful side dish!!! Looks delicious!

    BTW love your blue background!!!

    Reply
  7. EA-The Spicy RD says

    April 17, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Love this dish & love asparagus! Your husband sounds a lot like my son. He was 5 the first time he tried asparagus and it was wrapped in prosciutto, and he loved it. OF course the next time I served it {roasted} he turned up his nose at it. Oh, well…can’t win them all! I am officially jealous of the poppies in your backyard!! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Anna @ Hidden Ponies says

    April 17, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    This looks great, perfect for spring! I need to get some asparagus asap.

    Reply
  9. Kim Bee says

    April 21, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    This looks seriously delish. Two of my fave things. I adore asparagus and basmati rice gets bought in bulk here. Great recipe lady.

    Reply
  10. Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma) says

    April 23, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    I LOVE the color! This dish looks amazing! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂

    We have a Gluten Free gift basket giveaway this week! One lucky winner will score an awesome basket, just in time for Mothers Day!

    Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com

    Reply
  11. Reethy says

    November 22, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    Awesome!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      November 23, 2013 at 6:18 AM

      🙂

      Reply
  12. Kat says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:54 PM

    Hello everyone, I am new again to vegetarian eating and have so much to learn. If anyone has any great tasting recipes and what to shop for when I go that would be great and very helpful. Thank you for those who want to share information

    Reply
  13. Taj Foods says

    July 12, 2018 at 5:03 AM

    I love that combination of Dish, Thanks for sharing this interesting things.

    Reply

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