RICE COOKER MELANGE

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This is a rice-based complete meal made in a rice cooker. I make this in a 7-cup rice cooker. I don't suggest using one much smaller than that.

Provided by SuBethJimBob

Categories Meat and Poultry Chicken

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained and juice reserved
1 (5 ounce) can chunk white chicken, or to taste, drained with liquid reserved
1 cup water, or as needed
1 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
1 cup uncooked brown rice
½ cup dry lentils
4 ounces frozen chopped spinach
1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons dehydrated onion flakes
½ teaspoon soy sauce
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Measure reserved liquid from tomatoes and chicken together; pour into a bowl. Add enough water so the liquid equals 3 cups; pour into rice cooker along with chicken broth, tomatoes, rice, lentils, spinach, mushrooms, basil, onion flakes, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Cook in rice cooker until the "done" signal chimes and the rice is completely tender, 60 to 90 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.7 calories, Carbohydrate 38.2 g, Cholesterol 14.7 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 15.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 483.9 mg, Sugar 2.9 g