Dietitians Dish – March 1, 2021
Renew Your Focus During…
If you made plans to improve your wellness in 2021 but feel like you got off-track, now is a great time to renew your focus! Everywhere you turn during March there are National Nutrition Month® AND Frozen Food Month campaigns offering wellness messages and recipe ideas. Draw inspiration from them.
- Include healthful foods from ALL food groups.
- Learn how to read Nutrition Facts Panels.
- Avoid distractions while eating & take time to enjoy your food.
- Hydrate healthfully.
This side dish makes it easy to include a few different food groups, in a flavorful way. What a tasty way to enjoy some broccoli!
Garlicky Pesto – Broccoli Rice
Directions:
- Long Grain White Rice: Prepare 1 cup dry long grain white rice as label directs.
- Pine Nuts: In large skillet, toast 1/3 cup pine nuts over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant, stirring frequently; transfer to plate to cool.
- Broccoli: Cut 1 medium head broccoli into florets. In food processor, pulse broccoli until small pieces remain. Heat large skillet over medium heat; spray with nonstick cooking spray. Add broccoli; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned and tender, stirring occasionally.
- Garlic: Mince 2 garlic cloves; add garlic to skillet and cook 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring frequently.
- Pesto: Remove skillet from heat; fold in 1/2 cup prepared pesto, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and rice. Serve rice sprinkled with pine nuts. Makes about 4 cups.
Recipe and image source: Inseasonezine.com