Rice Almond Bake

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"A nice side dish, or use as a stuffing for poultry (it is enough to stuff one small turkey). From "Cooking a la Heart"- Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes from the Mankato Heart Health Program, 1988."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 5 cups
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth (defatted)
• 2⁄3 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons dried sage, crushed
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup sliced almonds

directions

1. In a medium-sized saucepan, heat butter or margarine.
2. Add onion and celery and saute until slightly soft.
3. Add chicken broth, rice and raisins and bring to a boil.
4. Add seasonings and almonds.
5. Place in a 1 1/2- quart casserole.
6. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.
7. If used as a poultry stuffing, simmer onion, celery, chicken broth, rice and raisins until most of the liquid is absorbed.
8. Add sage, poultry seasoning, pepper and almonds; mix thoroughly.
9. Stuff lightly into turkey cavity.

Reviews

[evewitch]

I thought this turned out well. The ingredient proportions are different from the way I usually bake brown rice, but it turned out really moist. I decided to omit the raisins because I was out of regular, and I didn't substitute golden because my husband doesn't much like fruit in his dinner anyway.

 

[Starrynews]

Nice way to kick up a rice dish. I used dried cranberries instead of raisins, and the flavors were wonderful. Thanks for a keeper!