Cranberry-Nut Wild Rice

Name: Cranberry-Nut Wild Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked wild rice; 8 green onions, thinly sliced; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 cup dried cranberries; 2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted; Salt and pepper to taste

It's amazing that just a few ingredients can result in such a great-tasting dish. This recipe is a real bonus on busy holidays.#151;Janneen Hosking, Waterford, Wisconsin

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked wild rice
8 green onions, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cook wild rice according to package directions; drain if necessary. In a large skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Stir in the rice, cranberries, nuts and remaining oil; heat through. Season with salt and pepper.

Originally published as Wild Rice with Toasted Pine Nuts and Cranberries in Taste of Home Big Book of Christmas

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vbange

Oct 1, 2013

Just made this tonight - I LOVED this rice! I made the Honey Mustard Pork (TOH recipe) and needed wild rice, but did not have over an hour to cook it, so I used a Near East Long Grain and Wild Rice original box which only took 30 minutes, and I just left out the "spice packet" for the rice. I also used a little diced white onion (didn't have any green) and added a diced apple while sauteing the onion, and I didn't have pine nuts, so I used toasted walnuts, which along with the apple and cranberries was awesome! I think you can play with this recipe a little - but the base is very good. I will be sure to add it to many fall meals.