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Steamed Chicken and Rice Balls

Source: dLife

Ground turkey, rice, mushrooms, and green onions steamed together for a tasty appetizer.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 14 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	54.6

Total Carbs	6.6 g

Dietary Fiber	0.6 g

Sugars	0.7 g

Total Fat	1.7 g

Saturated Fat	0.4 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.1 g

Potassium	53.2 mg

Protein	3.5 g

Sodium	40.3 mg

Dietary Exchanges 1.7 Fat, 0.2 Vegetables, 0.4 Meat, 0.0 Other Carbs, 0.3 Starch, 0.5 Lean Meat

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Servings

Ingredients

0.5
0 1/2 cup long grain brown rice 0.5
0 1/2 lb Chicken, ground, raw 0.5
0 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms 0.5
0 1/2 cup fresh chopped green onion 1.0
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2.0
2 tsp cornstarch 1.0
1 tsp fresh ginger root 0.5
0 1/2 tsp sugar 0.5
0 1/2 tsp sesame oil 6.0
6 each fresh cabbage leaves

Directions

Allow rice to soak in water for 1 hour, then drain and set aside.
Mix together the chicken, mushrooms, green onions, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil. Mix ingredients well.
Make mixture into tablespoon sized rounded balls and drop into the drained rice. Roll balls in the rice to coat.
Take a bamboo steamer and line it with cabbage leaves, then add the rice balls leaving a 1/2 inch of space between each ball.
Heat a large skillet with a 1 inch depth of water. Bring water to a boil and place the covered bamboo steamer in the skillet.
Allow rice balls to steam for 20 minutes or until tender. Serve!