Wild rice cranberry and pecans combine to create an unforgettable dressing that will be a star at your holiday table. Whether you are preparing a traditional Thanksgiving feast or simply looking for a side dish that will impress your guests, this recipe is sure to satisfy. With its nutty flavor and bits of tart cranberry that add a pop of color and tang, this wild rice dressing is guaranteed to be a hit.
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CRANBERRY WILD RICE DRESSING
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine rice, chicken stock, and seasoning blend and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest for 5 minutes or until stock is absorbed. Stir in remaining ingredients and serve warm.
WILD RICE, CRANBERRY AND PECAN DRESSING
Make and share this Wild Rice, Cranberry and Pecan Dressing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Rodger
Categories Rice
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 9X13 pan, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put water and sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Heat to simmer, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.
- Add cranberries and cook just until all the cranberries are popped, about 3 minutes.
- Do not overcook; you want the cranberries to stay relatively whole.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cranberries to a medium-size bowl, leaving the cranberry syrup in the saucepan.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onion and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add wild rice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add stock, salt, thyme and pepper.
- Heat to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tender but pleasantly chewy, about 45 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 15 minutes.
- Drain the wild rice of excess cooking liquid, if necessary.
- Add the wild rice mixture and the toasted pecans to the cranberries.
- Toss to mix well.
- Use as a turkey stuffing or bake separately.
- To bake separately, heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place in a buttered 13x9 inch baking dish.
- Bake, covered, until heated through, 30 to 40 minutes.
CRANBERRY-PECAN WILD RICE STUFFING
Mix dried apricots and dried cranberries into this thyme-scented stuffing with crunchy pecans.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 55m
Yield 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and butter a 2-quart baking dish. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add the thyme and a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.
- Add the rice, parsley, pecans, cranberries and apricots to the onion mixture and toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Evenly spread in the prepared baking dish and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle the top with parsley.
CRANBERRY WILD RICE DRESSING
Rice dressing is a tasty twist to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Cranberry sauce adds festive color and a touch of sweetness.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h30m
Yield 5 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in cranberry sauce. , Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. If dressing is stuffed into poultry, bake until a thermometer reads 180° for poultry and 165° for dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 826mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CRANBERRY WILD RICE
Nuts are a wonderful source of protein and nutrition so I look for ways to add them to all of my dishes. The addition of cranberries in this recipe makes it perfect for fall.-Dawn Bryant, Thedford, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes or until rice is tender., In a large skillet, saute the onion, cranberries and thyme in oil until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain rice if needed; stir in onion mixture and pine nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 1mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
WILD RICE WITH CRANBERRIES & PECANS
I love this dish! It is one of my favorite side dishes. It's modified from a recipe by Diane Morgan in her book, The Thanksgiving Table. It can be a side dish, or a stuffing for poultry. It is not sweet at all, but the cranberries give a nice contrast with the rest of the ingredients.
Provided by P48422
Categories Rice
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine the rice, barley, salt, broth and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes.
- If any liquid is still remaining after the rice is cooked, drain the rice.
- Heat the olive oil and saute the onion, garlic, celery and carrot until slightly soft but not brown about 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle with the salt, cover the pan, adjust the heat to med-low and cook the vegetables until crisp-tender, 5 minutes longer.
- Add the sage, thyme and parsley and saute 1 minute more.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix in the rice, the pecans and the cranberries.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper to taste.
- Note 1- substitutions: you can substitute any nut for the pecans (try walnuts or hazelnuts).
- You can use all wild rice or all barley.
- Note 2- this recipe was originally a stuffing recipe, but I like it as a side dish.
- You can certainly use it to stuff poultry, though.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250.6, Fat 13.1, SaturatedFat 1.5, Sodium 167, Carbohydrate 30.2, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 2.7, Protein 5.9
WILD-RICE PILAF WITH CRANBERRIES AND PECANS
Wild rice marries with pecans and dried cranberries in an updated pilaf.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains Rice Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes. Add rice, and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until rice is tender and starting to burst, 45 to 50 minutes. Drain any excess liquid. Transfer to a bowl.
- While rice cooks, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast until browned and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Let cool. Coarsely chop pecans.
- Add toasted pecans, cranberries, raisins, and parsley to rice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.
WILD RICE STUFFING WITH APPLES, PECANS AND CRANBERRIES
Like many Thanksgiving dishes, this pilaf combines sweet and savory foods. Apples and cranberries are high in phenolic acids, which are believed to have antioxidant properties.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Time 3h
Yield Makes about 8 cups, serving 12 to 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine the wild rice with 4 1/2 cups stock or water in one saucepan and the brown rice with 1 1/2 cups stock or water in another smaller saucepan. Add salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer the brown rice for 35 to 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed. Turn off the heat, place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Simmer the wild rice for 40 to 50 minutes, until the grains have begun to splay. Drain through a strainer if there is liquid in the pot, and return to the pot. Place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
- While the grains are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the celery and a generous pinch of salt, and continue to cook until the onion is completely tender, another 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook, stirring, until it is fragrant, another 30 to 60 seconds. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Add the cooked grains and stir together.
- Return the skillet to the stove and heat over medium-high heat. Add the butter, and when the foam subsides add the apples. Cook, stirring or tossing in the pan, until lightly colored, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to the bowl with the grains. Add the remaining ingredients and stir together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly oiled or buttered baking dish and cover with foil.
- Warm the stuffing in a 325-degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 161, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 405 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CRANBERRY PECAN BROWN RICE STUFFING
This stuffing also makes an excellent and flavorful side dish.
Provided by Minute Rice
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Minute® Rice
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Prepare rice according to package directions.
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, mix cranberries and orange peel with chicken stock and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Set aside. Heat a large sauce pan over high heat and add margarine.
- Stir in celery, shallot and poultry seasoning and saute 3 minutes. Stir in cranberry mixture, pecans, parsley and rice and cook over medium heat for 3 more minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 0.3 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 35.2 mg, Sugar 5.5 g
CREAMY CHICKEN & CRANBERRY-PECAN WILD RICE
The chicken and rice skillet you cook on weeknights gets upgraded with cranberries and pecans to deliver a weekend dish that wows.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 35m
Yield Makes 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook rice mix as directed on package. Meanwhile, mix flour, thyme and pepper; use to coat chicken. Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 5 to 6 min. on each side or until done (165ºF).
- Stir cranberries, nuts and 1/3 cup onions into cooked rice; spoon onto platter. Remove chicken from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. Place chicken over rice mixture; cover to keep warm.
- Add broth to skillet; stir to scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cream cheese; cook on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or until cream cheese is melted and sauce is thickened, stirring constantly with whisk. Spoon half the sauce over chicken; sprinkle with remaining onions. Serve remaining sauce on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 70 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the dressing will be. Look for plump, juicy cranberries, crisp celery, and fresh herbs.
- Toast the pecans: Toasting the pecans brings out their flavor and makes them more fragrant. Be careful not to burn them, though.
- Don't overcook the rice: Wild rice should be cooked until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it. Overcooked rice will be mushy.
- Add the dressing to the salad while it is still warm: This will help the flavors to meld together.
- Serve the salad immediately: This salad is best when served fresh. However, you can make it ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Wild rice, cranberry, and pecan dressing is a delicious and festive addition to any holiday meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its sweet, tart, and nutty flavors, this dressing is sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.
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