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Pa d
H e a l i n g
I am filled with a lot of healthy vitamins
and minerals, like vitamins A, C, K,
BROCCOLI
1
He ro
calcium, and potassium, which provide the
GROWING REGIONS
2
body with strength and help fight diseases.
1. Winter Garden
2. Rio Grande Valley
B roccoli
Draw Captain Broccoli's
I’m Captain Broccoli and I come from
fi rst mat e
the cruciferous clan. The flower petals on
cruciferous vegetables look like a cross. I’m a
cousin to cabbage and cauliflower, and I grow in
many parts of Texas. I really prefer cool weather,
and hate hot weather. I am often boiled,
roasted or steamed, but can also be eaten raw.
My head is made up of tiny flower buds. If you
don’t pick me early enough, my head turns into a
bunch of yellow flowers.
Joke of the
Fun
Chicken
month
FACT
and Broccoli
The word ‘broccoli’ comes
Q: What do you
Ba k e
from the Italian word
call a vampire who
‘brocco’ meaning arm.
grows broccoli?
INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION
1 cup rice, uncooked • 1 broccoli,
1. Cook rice in 2 cups of water. 2. Let broccoli thaw. 3. Chicken should be off the bone.
frozen (10 ounce package) • 3 cups
4. Melt butter in large sauce pan. 5. Add flour to melted margarine and stir. This will be
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chicken, cooked • 2 tablespoons
lumpy. 6. Use broth from chicken you cooked or use canned chicken broth. Slowly add
margarine (or butter) • ¼ cup flour
broth to margarine/flour. Stir to remove lumps and thicken. 7. Add cheese and stir. 8. Add
• 2 cups chicken broth • ¼ cup
rice, broccoli and chicken. Stir. 9. Put in a casserole pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30
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Parmesan cheese (optional)
minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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