Add something tasty to your family’s Italian dinner with this slow-cooked dish that features turkey, rice and veggies.
Slow-Cooker Italian Turkey-Rice Dinner
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 8 hr 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 3 medium carrots, shredded (2 cups)
- 2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/3 cup water
- 4 turkey thighs (8 to 12 oz each), skin removed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup uncooked regular long-grain rice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 cup shredded Italian-style six-cheese blend or mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
Instructions
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Step1In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix carrots, celery, bell pepper, basil and water. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper; place on vegetable mixture.
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Step2Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours.
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Step3Remove turkey from cooker. Stir rice and oregano into vegetable mixture; return turkey to cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting about 1 hour or until rice is tender.
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Step4Remove turkey from cooker. Stir cheese into rice mixture until melted. Serve with turkey.
Nutrition
480
Calories
12g
Total Fat
65g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 24%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 235mg
- 79%
- Sodium
- 860mg
- 36%
- Potassium
- 790mg
- 23%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 65g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 190%
- 190%
- Vitamin C
- 35%
- 35%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 8 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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