SHRIMP IN GARLIC SAUCE

1 1/2 cups instant rice

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons mrgarine or butter

1 medium red sweet pepper, cut into thin strips

1 medium green sweet pepper, cut into thin strips

1 small onion, cut into thin wedges

2 to 3 teaspoons bottled minced garlic

1 12 ounch package frozen, peeled and deveined shrimp, thawed

2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

Prepare uncooked rice according to package directions. For sauce, in a small bowl stir together chicken broth and cornstarch. Set aside.

Add 1 tablespoonof the margarine to a wok or large skillet. Heat over medium high heat. Stir-fry red and green sweet pepper, onion, and garlic in the hot margarine about 3 minutes oruntil vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove the vegetables from wok.

Add remaining 1 tablespoonmargarine to wok. Add shrimp;stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp turn opaque. Push shrimp from center of wok. Stir sauce. Add sauce to center of wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.

Return cooked vegetables to wok. Stir all ingredients together to coat with sauce. Cook and stir about 1 minute or until heated through. Stir snipped parsley into hot cooked rice. Immediately serve the shrimp mixture over rice mixture.

Makes 4 servings

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