Herbed Wild Rice, Carrots, & Mushrooms

4 Points Plus, 4 Smart Points, Rice, Side Dish

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Herbed Wild Rice, Carrots, & Mushrooms

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 2/3 cup

Herbed Wild Rice, Carrots, & Mushrooms

Weight Watchers 4 Points Plus Weight Watchers 4 SmartPoints

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped carrot
  • 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 1 (8.5 ounce) pouch microwaveable precooked wild rice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet, over medium-high heat. Add carrot, mushrooms, and onion; cook 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
  2. Heat rice according to package directions. Add rice to pan; stir in remaining ingredients.

Notes

Taken from: Weight Watchers Five-Ingredient 15-Minute Recipes Winter 2014 edition p. 6

I also replaced the chopped fresh thyme with 1 drop of Young Living Thyme Essential Oil. I add it right before serving.

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Since my children (this includes my husband) won’t eat an onion or shallot – I replace that with onion powder.  I still get the flavor and they don’t pick anything out.