
How To Make Rice Pilaf with Cranberries and Pecans
This rice pilaf dish is a blend of colorful flavors and textures from wild rice, apples, cranberries, pecans, and herbs. A perfect dish for the holidays.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupwild rice blend
- 2cupschicken broth
- 4tbspbutter
- ½cuponionfinely diced
- 2Granny Smith applesfinely diced
- ½cupcranberriesdried
- ½cuppecanschopped
- 1tsprosemary leavesminced
- 2tbspparsley leaveschopped
- salt and pepperto taste
- salt and freshly grounded black pepperto taste
Instructions
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Combine the wild rice blend and chicken broth in a pot. Cook the rice according to package directions.
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While the rice is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
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Add the onion and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until softened.
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Add the apples and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until softened.
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Pour the cooked rice into the pan with the onions and apples, then stir to combine.
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Add the dried cranberries, pecans, rosemary and parsley to the pan. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then serve.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 294.35kcal
- Fat:Â 15.04g
- Saturated Fat:Â 5.69g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 5.88g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.44g
- Carbohydrates:Â 34.73g
- Fiber:Â 4.94g
- Sugar:Â 8.80g
- Protein:Â 7.33g
- Cholesterol:Â 22.75mg
- Sodium:Â 481.57mg
- Calcium:Â 27.84mg
- Potassium:Â 347.17mg
- Iron:Â 1.19mg
- Vitamin A: 74.92µg
- Vitamin C:Â 4.17mg
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