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Cooking pen filled with baked feta rice and bag of RightRice, fork and basil around it
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Low Carb Baked Feta Rice

This spin on the baked feta pasta trend not only cuts the carbs but swaps out the pasta for RightRice to boost the protein & fiber.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Diet Diabetic, Low Calorie
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 238kcal
Author Erin Palinski-Wade

Equipment

  • Cooking pan
  • Sauce pan

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce block of feta (not crumbled)
  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil
  • 2 bags Garlic Herb RightRice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F. In a baking dish, addcherry tomatoes and drizzle ¼ cup olive oil over top. Season with salt andpepper and the toss lightly to combine.
    Cooking pan filled with cherry tomatoes and olive oil
  • Place the feta cheese block in the middle of the baking dish and surround it with the cherry tomatoes. Drizzle remaining oliveoil over feta and tomatoes.
    Cooking pot with cherry tomatoes, feta cheese and olive oil
  • Bake for about 35 minutes or until cheese is meltedand tomatoes are soft and bursting.
    Baked feta, cherry tomatoes and olive oil in cooking pan
  • While tomatoes and cheese bake, prepare RightRice in a pot of water according to the package instructions.
    Rice in Sauce Pen
  • Remove tomatoes from oven and add in garlic and basil. Toss to combine.
    Backed feta cheese with cherry tomatoes, olive oil and basil in cooking pan
  • Add prepared rice to the baking dish and toss tocombine. Garnish with basil as desired and serve warm.
    Hand using fork o toss and combine rice with feta, cherry tomato and basil in cooking pan

Notes

Low carb baked feta rice cuts the carbs and boosts the protein & fiber.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 420mg | Potassium: 186mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 492IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 1mg