Roasted Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Pilau
photo by Stardustannie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 2 cups peeled fresh pumpkin (about 12 ounces, cubed 1/2-inch)
- 1 1⁄2 cups peeled sweet potatoes (about 1 medium, cubed 1/2-inch)
- cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion (1 small)
- 1⁄3 cup diced celery (about 1 rib)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 4 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Arrange pumpkin and sweet potato in an even layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 35 minutes or until tender and just until vegetables begin to brown, stirring after 18 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, and garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add broth and remaining ingredients to onion mixture, stirring to combine; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until rice is done and liquid is mostly absorbed. Remove from heat; discard bay leaf. Add pumpkin mixture; stir gently to combine.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef PotPie
Southworth, Washington
One of the old time founding members of Recipezaar. I live in Port Orchard, Washington.
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I HATE to see people join the site, have no published recipes, but rag on another cook in a review on a recipe they haven't even tried or didn't follow.
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