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Steamed Chinese Vegetables with Brown Rice
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Steamed Chinese Vegetables with Brown Rice

Toss luscious steamed veggies with a peanut-ginger sauce and serve on rice. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:4 servings

1Japanese or regular eggplant (1 1/2 lb), cut into 2x1/2-inch strips (3 cups)
1medium red bell pepper, cut into julienne strips (1 1/2 cups)
1large carrot, cut into julienne strips (1 cup)
1cup sliced bok choy stems and leaves
1medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2lb snow pea pods (2 cups)
2tablespoons soy sauce
1tablespoon creamy peanut butter
1tablespoon hoisin sauce
1teaspoon grated gingerroot
1clove garlic, finely chopped
2cups hot cooked brown rice
1.In saucepan or skillet, place steamer basket in 1/2 inch water (water should not touch bottom of basket). Place eggplant, bell pepper, carrot, bok choy and onion in steamer basket. Cover tightly; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; steam 5 to 8 minutes, adding pea pods for the last minute of steaming, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
2.In large bowl, beat soy sauce, peanut butter, hoisin sauce, gingerroot and garlic with wire whisk until blended. Add vegetables; toss. Serve over rice.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 260 (Calories from Fat 35); Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 850mg; Total Carbohydrate 49g (Dietary Fiber 11g, Sugars 12g); Protein 8% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 120%; Vitamin C 80%; Calcium 8%; Iron 15Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 MyPyramid Servings: 1 oz-equivalents Grains, 3 c Vegetables 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

 
 
 
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