Butternut Squash Spiced Rice 

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Serves: 6 person(s)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins

This delicious rice can be eaten as a meal on its own or as an accompaniment to meat, poultry or fish.

Suggestions:

Serves six as an accompaniment.

Ingredients:

20 oz butternut squash

1 medium onion

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tsp curry powder

1 cup rice, uncooked

2 Tbsp currants

1/4 cup almonds, toasted

1 cup baby spinach leaves

2 Tbsp chicken stock

Directions:

Cut squash into 1" chunks and cook until just tender.

Boil, steam or microwave rice. Heat a heavy-based saucepan and cook onion and garlic in chicken stock until soft.

Add cooked squash and curry powder to saucepan. Blend in cooked rice, currants and toasted almonds. Cook, stirring gently until rice is hot and ingredients are well combined.

Just before serving, stir through the torn spinach leaves.

Author:

Family Health Network