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Honey Mustard Baby Bok
with Vegetables and Rice


Submitted by Benita B., Beale

Ingredients
Two stalks baby bok choy leaves
Two cuts large green pepper rings
Ten baby carrots
Five fresh or frozen broccoli floret tips
Two teaspoons of all natural honey
One teaspoon of yellow mustard
1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup water for boiling
1 cup uncooked rice
2 cups water for cooking rice

Preparation
1. Add one pat of unsalted butter to water in a shallow
    8-inch skillet, use medium heat and bring water to boil.
2. Rinse and separate baby bok choy leaves, add to boiled
    water in skillet.
3. Cut two large green pepper rings, and add to baby bok
    choy leaves.
4. Slice 10 baby carrots into halves, and add to boiling leaves.
5. Toss five broccoli floret tips into steamed vegetables.
6. Mix well two teaspoons of all natural honey to one teaspoon
    of yellow mustard in a teacup. Add to steamed vegetable mix.
7. Boil vegetable and sauce mix for five minutes, cover and turn
    off range top heat, leaving skillet on the range top.
8. In microwave-safe dish, add one cup rice to two cups water,
    cover and cook in microwave for six minutes.
9. Remove rice from microwave and shape rice into a heart
    on two plates.
10. Layer rice with steamed large green pepper ring on each plate.
11. Add steamed vegetables atop the green pepper rings.
12. Drizzle the honey mustard-flavored sauce atop the vegetables
      and rice. Makes two servings.
13. Enjoy!

Characteristics
Sugar-free
Low-sodium
Low-fat
Ready in under 30 minutes

Eat This For:
Entree