Steamed Chicken & Rice Balls

Prep Time:
20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Makes 14 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories:60.3, Total Carbs: 6.8g, Dietary Fiber: 0.5g , Sugars: 0.7g , Total Fat: 2g
Saturated Fat: 0.5g, Unsaturated Fat: 1.4g, Potassium: 75.9mg, Protein: 3.7g
Sodium: 1.2mg,
Dietary Exchanges1/2 Meat, 1/4 Starch, 1/2 Very Lean Meat

Ingredients
1/2 cup long grain white rice
1/2 lb ground turkey (or ground chicken)
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms , finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh chopped green onion , minced
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp fresh ginger root , minced
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
1/2 tsp sesame oil
6 fresh cabbage leaves , steamed

Directions
1 Allow rice to soak in water for 1 hour, then drain and set aside.
2 Mix together the chicken, mushrooms, green onions, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, sugar, and sesame oil. Mix ingredients well.
3 Make mixture into tablespoon sized rounded balls and drop into the drained rice. Roll balls in the rice to coat.
4 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.
5 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.
6 Allow rice balls to steam for 20 minutes or until tender.
Serve!
Additional Information Use brown rice for a healthier version.
See the Detailed Nutritional Analysis
Recipe obtained from :http://www.dlife.com/