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Usa Rice

Main Dish

"This traditional Southern dish is served on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the year." Spray medium saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add sausage, if using; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring until onion is golden. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute more. Add broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until peas are soft but not mushy. Add rice, thyme and pepper; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until rice is just tender. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes, covered. Sprinkle with scallions and parsley and serve. Each serving (1-1/3 cup) with sausage provides: 1 V, 1-1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C. Per serving (with sausage): 281 cal, 17 g pro, 45 car, 4 g fat: 1 g poly, 1 g mono, 1 g sat; 302 mg sod, 19 mg chol. Each serving (1-1/3 cup) without sausage provides: 1 V, 1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C. Per serving (without sausage): 238 cal, 13 g pro, 45 g car, 2 g fat: 0 g poly, 0 g mono, 0 g sat; 50 mg sod, 0 mg chol.