Rice and Green Peas with Shrimp Butter

By BClover

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1/4  cup  minced shallots
• 1/4  cup  diced carrot
• 3/4  cup  uncooked long-grain rice
• 1 1/2  cups  hot water
• 1  teaspoon  chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1  cup  frozen green peas, thawed
• 2  tablespoons  Shrimp Butter, cut into small pieces

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shallots to pan; sauté for 1 minute or until tender. Add carrot; sauté 1 minute. Stir in rice; sauté 2 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups hot water, thyme, and salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 23 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; stir in peas and Shrimp Butter. Let stand for 5 minutes or until peas are thoroughly heated and Shrimp Butter melts.
Nutritional Information
Calories:
150
Fat:
4.5g (sat 2.7g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.2g)
Protein:
3.2g
Carbohydrate:
24.5g
Fiber:
1.5g
Cholesterol:
11mg
Iron:
1.3mg
Sodium:
238mg
Calcium:
17mg