Fiesta Rice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and all other ingredients except paprika. Stir until well mixed. Spray casserole with vegetable spray. Pour in mixture; top with remaining cheddar cheese and sprinkle well with paprika. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Exchanges: All lunch menus this week have about 450 calories total and include: 2-3 Starch servings 1-2 Meat or Meat Substitute servings 0-2 Vegetable servings 1 Fruit serving 1 Fat serving Total Fat -- 15g Total Carbohydrate -- 50g Protein -- 22g Some menus have 1 Skim Milk serving instead of 1 Meat or 1 Starch serving. Or 1 Starch serving instead of the Fruit serving. Recipe for Thursday, 3/5/98 This week we are featuring complete lunch menus and accompanying recipes from the cookbook Magic Menus for People with Diabetes, a calorie-controlled collection of the "best of" the award-winning Month of Meals series of menu planners. You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733). Lunch: 1 serving Fiesta Rice 1/2 cup green beans 3 medium prunes Tossed salad 1 Tbsp creamy ranch dressing Copyright ? 1998 American Diabetes Association MC Fortmatted and MC Busted by Barb at PK <abprice@wf.net> NOTES : 4 servings/Serving size: 1 cup Recipe by: American Diabetes Association Posted to recipelu-digest by "abprice@wf.net" <abprice@wf.net> on Mar 12, 1998