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Brown rice & veggie bowl

5
Points®
Total Time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Our grain-and-veggie bowl boasts a zesty lemon-thyme dressing and lots of fresh veggies. The delightful textures range from chewy brown rice to tender spinach to creamy white beans to crunchy green beans and carrots. We slice the green beans crosswise into thin slices so that they’re crunchy but manageable for eating raw.

Ingredients

Olive oil

1 Tbsp

Lemon zest

2 tsp

Fresh lemon juice

3 Tbsp

Fresh thyme

2 tsp, chopped

Table salt

¾ tsp

Black pepper

½ tsp

Baby spinach

4 cup(s), roughly chopped

Cooked medium grain brown rice

2 cup(s), warmed or at room temperature

Uncooked string beans

1 cup(s), cut into pieces, thinly sliced crosswise

Shredded carrots

½ cup(s)

Canned cannellini beans

15½ oz, rinsed and drained

Parmesan cheese

1 oz, shaved

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Add the spinach, rice, green beans, carrots, and cannellini beans; toss gently to coat. Top with the Parmesan.
  2. Serving size: about 1 ½ cups