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Wild Rice Pilaf with Apples & Cranberries
Wild Rice Pilaf is a flavorful and simple side dish. This recipe includes apples, cranberries, almonds and all the flavors of Thanksgiving stuffing, making it the perfect side for Thanksgiving dinner!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 261 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups wild rice mix
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons fresh sage chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh Rosemary chopped
- 1 granny smith apple small dice
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- When the butter is melted, add the onion, celery and garlic, cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the wild rice and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
- Add the salt and pepper.
- Pour the vegetable broth over the rice.
- Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer covered for 60 minutes on the stove.
- Remove from the heat, remove the lid and stir in the fresh sage, thyme, rosemary and diced apples.
- Replace the lid on the skillet and allow to rest off the heat, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid again and stir in the dried cranberries and almonds, and serve.
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Notes
- Apple Substitutions: gala or honeycrisp apples can also be used in place of the granny smith apples.
- Vegan Substitutions: to make this recipe vegan, replace the butter with olive oil.
- This recipe is naturally gluten-free.
- Replacing fresh herbs with dried herbs: if replacing the fresh sage, rosemary and thyme with dried herbs, you will want to cut the amounts in half. You'll also want to add the dried herbs at the same time as the salt and pepper early in the cooking process, instead of towards the end.
Nutrition Information
Calories
261kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
8mg
(3%)
Sodium
776mg
(32%)
Potassium
311mg
(9%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
426mg
(9%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 261
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 261kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 776mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 311mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 426mg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.