Note: This recipe is especially for kids with lactose intolerance, who need to limit or avoid dairy products.

This is a quick and easy way to add a vegetable serving into your daily meal plan.

Prep time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 zucchini, sliced
• 1 yellow squash, sliced
• ½ red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• ¼ c. fat-free Italian dressing
• 2 c. brown rice, cooked
• ¼ cup soy Parmesan cheese
• nonstick cooking spray

Utensils:

• knife (you'll need help from your adult assistant)
• 2-quart covered casserole dish (microwave safe)
• microwave (you'll need help from your adult assistant)
• measuring cup

Directions:

1. Spray casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Mix vegetables and dressing together in the casserole dish.
3. Cook vegetables in microwave for 10 minutes, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top of the vegetables.
5. Serve vegetables over rice.

Serves: 4

Serving size: 1 cup vegetables and ½ cup rice

Nutritional analysis (per serving):
165 calories
7 g protein
2 g fat
0 g sat. fat
31 g carbohydrate
4 g fiber
0 mg cholesterol
278 mg sodium
117 mg calcium
1.4 mg iron

Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

Variations and suggestions:
You can also serve over this dish over pasta. If you would like more of a cheesy flavor, add soy mozzarella to the vegetables.

Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, CNSC, LD/N
Date reviewed: July 2012