Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 375 gr stewed tomatoes
- 250 gr pumpkin (finely diced fresh)
- 120 gr long rice (cooked grain)
- 95 gr onion (minced)
- 90 gr breadcrumbs
- 65 gr green bell pepper (minced)
- 60 ml chicken broth
- 30 gr ca
- 7 gr parmesan cheese (grated)
- 3 gr parsley (minced)
- 2 gr salt
- 1 gr pepper
- 1 gr leaf sage (dried)
"In season, use fresh, small pumpkins; out of season use canned." Preheat oven to 190ºC . Spray a large non-stick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Cook onion and bell peppers over medium heat, stirring often, until onion is pale gold, about 5 minutes. Add pumpkin and broth, cover and cook over low heat until pumpkin is soft, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat; add rice, breadcrumbs, walnuts, egg, parsley, salt, sage and pepper; mix well. Spray a 4-cup baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pack rice mixture into dish; sprinkle with Parmesan and bake 25 minutes. Run under broiler for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned on top. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the stewed tomatoes to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Cook, uncovered, until reduced to 1 cup. Serve as is or puree in blender or food processor. Serve loaf with sauce on the side. Each serving ( quarter loaf with quarter cup sauce) provides: -20ºC A, 2 V, 1 B, 1 C. Per serving: 299 cal, 10 g pro, 38 g car, 13 g fat: 6 g poly, 3 g mono, 2 g sat * 362 mg sod, 57 mg chol