Country Breakfast Cereal

[wilbe95]

Country Breakfast Cereal
makes: 6 servings

1 cup uncooked brown rice
1/4 tablespoon butter or trans-fat free margarine
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup seedless raisins or dried cranberries
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/4 cups water*
milk or cream (optional)
honey or brown sugar (optional)
fresh fruit or toasted nuts (optional)
*For moister rice, add ¼ cup extra water.

Combine rice, salt, butter, raisins and cinnamon with water 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil; stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 40 to 50 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

Fluff with fork. Serve with milk or cream, honey or brown sugar, and fresh fruit or nuts, if desired.
Variation: Make Country Breakfast Cereal using leftover cooked brown rice. For 3 cups (585g) cooked rice, add butter or margarine, salt, raisins or cranberries and cinnamon above, and heat in a saucepan or in your microwave oven until heated through.

Add optional ingredients, if desired.

Nutrition Facts: Calories – 168, Total Fat – 3g, Cholesterol – 5mg, Sodium – 119mg, Total Carbohydrate – 34g, Dietary Fiber – 2g, Protein – 3g.

[mardhines]

Kim,
This is so good, I make it with dried cranberries too.. yum. Thanks

[Ms Gee]

This is great, I enjoy it with the cranberries and brown sugar; sometimes I use dried appricots. It’s yummy thanks.

[mardhines]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh….. dried Apricots, I hadn’t thought of that.. yummmy…

I am definetly going to try this. Thanks Ms Gee!

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