Wild Rice with Dried Apricots
6
Points®
Total time: 55 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 45 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
Serve this side dish with your holiday bird or as a perfect complement to pork, Cornish game hens or chicken.
Ingredients
Carrots
2 medium, diced
Salted butter
2 tsp(s)
Dried thyme
½ tsp(s), or 2 tsp fresh
Uncooked wild rice
1 cup(s)
Dried apricot halves
½ cup(s), diced
Fat free chicken broth
3 cup(s)
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Uncooked white rice
1 cup(s), long grain
Chives
½ cup(s), sliced, optional
Instructions
1
Sauté carrots in butter until lightly browned. Add thyme, wild rice, apricots, broth and salt. Bring to a low simmer, cover and cook for 25 minutes. Stir in long-grain rice and simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
2
Sprinkle with chives and serve. Yields about eight 1-cup servings.
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