*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *
 
                        Chicken And Rice Avgolemono
 
 Recipe By     : Weight Watchers/February, 1994
 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Appetizers                       Foreign
                 Greek                            Low Fat
                 Rice                             Soups & Stews
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      Tablespoon    Vegetable Oil
    1      Cup           Onion -- chopped
   36      Ounces        Chicken Drumsticks -- skinned, 12, 3-oz ea
    3      Cups          Low Sodium Chicken Broth
    6      Ounces        Long-Grain Rice -- white
      1/2  Cup           Egg Substitute, Liquid
    2      Tablespoons   Flour
    3      Ounces        Lemon Juice, Bottled -- OR
    2      Each          Lemons -- juice of
    4      Cups          Frozen Spinach -- chopped, thawed*
    6      Sprigs        Fresh Dill -- chopped OR
    2      Teaspoons     Dried Dill Weed
                         Lemon Slices -- for garnish, Opt.
 
 1.  In large nonstick saucepan, heat oil.  Add chopped onions and cook, stirring
   occasionally, until tender.  Add drumsticks and brown on all sides; remove drum
 sticks to a plate.
 2.  Add chicken broth and rice to saucepan and stir until rice gains are separat
 ed.  Return chicken to pan; cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, ab
 out 15 minutes.
 3.  While chicken and rice are simmering, whisk together egg substitute, flour a
 nd lemon juice in a small bowl, set aside.
 4.  With slotted spoon, remove cooked drumsticks to a plate and keep warm.  Add 
 spinach and dill to rice mixture and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently,
   until rice has absorbed all the liquid in the pan, about 5 minutes.  Pour in eg
 g mixture and 
 stir until just heated through, about 1 minute.
 5.  To serve, spoon rice mixture onto serving platter; top with chicken and garn
 ish with lemon slices.
 
 Each serving (2 drumsticks lus a scant cup of rice mixture) provides 1/2 FA, 1 3
 /4 V, 3 1/4 P, 1 B, 25 c.
 
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 NOTES : *2 10-ounce packages spinach, thoroughly drained and squeezed  dry. 36 o
 unces chicken drunsticks = Twelve 3 ounce skinned drumsticks.

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