~ Apple brown rice stuffing Recipe ~

1 md Red apple; cored and diced
    1/2 c  Chopped onions
    1/2 c  Sliced celery
    1/3 c  Seedless raisins
    1/2 ts Poultry seasoning
    1/4 ts Dry thyme leaves
    1/4 ts Ground black pepper
      2 ts margarine
      3 c  Cooked brown rice
           -- (cooked in apple juice)
    1/3 c  Rice bran
    1/3 c  Slivered almonds, toasted
    1/4 c  Apple juice
 
  Cook apple, onions, celery, raisins, poultry seasoning, thyme, and
  pepper in margarine in large skillet until vegetables are tender
  crisp.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Use as stuffing for poultry
  or pork roast.  To serve as a side dish, cook until thoroughly heated.
  
  Each serving provides:
  * 247 calories
  * 5.3 g. protein
  * 7.4 g. fat,
  * 43.2 g. carbohydrate
  * 5.1 g. dietary fiber
  * 33 mg. sodium
  * 0 mg. cholesterol
  
  Source: "Light, Lean & Low Fat" booklet
  Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias