Especially Festive Rice Dressing

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed and drained
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 2¼ cups boiling chicken broth, divided
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted polyunsaturated margarine
  • ¾ cup uncooked rice
  • 1 small tart red apple, cored and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted (optional)

Directions

  1. Place wild rice in deep 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Add 1 cup broth. Cover; bake at 350 °F for 45 minutes.
  2. Cook mushrooms, onion and celery in margarine in large skillet until tender crisp. Add to baking dish.
  3. Stir in rice and remaining 1¼ cups broth. Cover; bake at 350 °F for 25 minutes, or until rices are tender and liquid is absorbed.
  4. Stir in apple; cover and let stand 2 minutes.
  5. Garnish with almonds, if desired.
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