Wild Rice Pilaf

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Serves 8 people

Categories: Vegetables- Rice

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 1 (32 oz..) container chicken broth
  • 1 cup diced sweet onion
  • 3/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 1 (5.5 oz.) pkg. dried cherries, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a lightly greased 3-quart slow cooker, stirring until rice is coated. Stir in chicken broth,, onion, and pepper.
  2. Cover and cook on HIGH 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until rice is tender. Stir in cherries with a fork; turn off heat, cover and let stand 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, heat pecans in a small nonstick skillet over medium low heat stirring

  4. often 3 to 4 minutes or until toasted and fragrant. Stir into rice with a fork just before serving.

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