Taste of Home
Festive Rice
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.
My mom and I transformed plain rice by adding feta, cranberries, pumpkin seeds and cayenne. We wound up with a sweet and spicy crowd-pleaser. —Lisa de Perio, Dallas, Texas
Ingredients
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2-1/4 cups water
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1/4 cup butter, cubed
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon white vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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1 cup uncooked jasmine rice
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1/4 cup salted pumpkin seeds or pepitas
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2 teaspoons brown sugar
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1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
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1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
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1/4 cup dried cranberries
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, bring first 5 ingredients to a boil. Remove from heat. Pour over rice in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake, covered, until all liquid is absorbed, 30-35 minutes.
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2.
Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook pumpkin seeds, brown sugar and cayenne pepper, stirring constantly until sugar melts and cayenne coats pumpkin seeds, 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to a plate, spreading out seeds to cool.
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3.
Sprinkle cooked rice with feta, mint, cranberries and spiced pumpkin seeds.
Nutrition Facts
2/3 cup: 244 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 514mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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