Island-Style Pumpkin Rice
4
Points® value
Total Time
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Here’s a mildly-spiced side dish that’s full of flavour, colour and a healthy dose of vitamins thanks to orange squash, also known as pumpkin in the islands.
Ingredients
Olive oil
2 tsp(s), extra-virgin
Onion
1 medium, diced
Jalapeño pepper
1 large, seeded and diced (do not touch seeds with bare hands)
Garlic
2 clove(s), large, diced
Table salt
2 tsp(s)
Uncooked long grain brown rice
1 cup(s)
Water
2¼ cup(s)
Fresh thyme
4 tsp(s), about 4 fresh sprigs
Butternut squash
1 pound(s), diced