Best Bacon Rice Stuffing Recipes

RICE STUFFING WITH APPLES, HERBS, AND BACON

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring 1 1/2 cups water and the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in wild rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Reserving drippings, drain bacon, crumble, and set aside.
• In the skillet with the reserved bacon drippings, saute onions and celery with 1 tablespoon water. Cook until very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Stir remaining water, white rice, currants, cherries, cranberries, apricots, and apples into the wild rice. Continue cooking 20 minutes, or until wild rice and white rice are tender.
• In a large bowl, mix the bacon and the onion mixture into the rice mixture. Season with the Italian parsley and dried mixed herbs.

BACON-RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Combine 8 cups cooked brown rice, 1 pound chopped cooked bacon, 1 1/2 pounds chopped roasted parsnips, 1 cup chopped chestnuts and 1/2 cup chopped parsley. Bake as directed for Herbed Rice Stuffing.
• Herbed Rice Stuffing: Brown 2 cups each chopped onions and celery in 6 tablespoons butter. Toss with 8 cups al dente cooked white rice, 1/4 cup each chopped parsley and chives, and
• 1 tablespoon chopped thyme; add salt and pepper. Transfer to a buttered baking dish, drizzle with 1/4 cup chicken or turkey broth and dot with butter. Cover and bake at 375 degrees F, 50 minutes.

BACON RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Bring water and butter to a boil.
• Add rice, cover, and cook for 20- 25 minutes or until rice is cooked.
• Remove from heat.
• While rice is cooking, saute bacon until crisp and reserve 2 T bacon drippings.
• Crumble bacon into pieces.
• Saute onion in bacon drippings until tender.
• Add cooked rice.
• Tear bread into small pieces and add remaining ingredients.
• Combine with rice and bacon.
• If dressing seems too dry, water, chicken broth, or melted butter can be added.
• Pour stuffing into a greased casserole dish.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove baking cover and continue baking for 15 minutes longer.