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Wild Rice Pilaf with Fruit

January 30, 2009 - By Jen

I tried a new recipe for dinner tonight that everyone seemed to like.  It was very flavorful!

  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 1 small carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ¾ cup uncooked brown rice
  • ⅓ cup uncooked wild rice
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth or vegetable broth
  • 1-¼ cups water
  • ¾ cup dried apricots, raisins and dried cranberries
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ⅛ teaspoon rubbed sage
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans, toasted

In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery, carrot and garlic in butter until tender. Add brown rice and wild rice; stir to coat. 
Stir in the broth, water, fruit, parsley, salt, thyme, sage and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. 
Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving. Yield: 5 servings.

My notes:  The original recipe actually called for golden raisins and cherries instead of dried apricots, raisins and dried cranberries. I just used what I already had in the house.  For the rice, I found a bag of brown rice and wild rice mix that was more economical than buying the two types of rice separately.  And for the broth, I made my own chicken broth using organic chicken base.  

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Comments

  1. Grandma Mayes says

    January 31, 2009 at 10:16 am

    Sounds yummy. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Leslie says

    February 2, 2009 at 11:37 am

    Wow. I’m always impressed with how much work you put into your meals. I am still on the ” grab something that requires no actual cooking” train. LOL 🙂

    Reply

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