Best Festive Wild Rice Recipes

25 BEST WAYS TO USE WILD RICE

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious wild rice recipe in 30 minutes or less!

HOLIDAY WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, red pepper and green onions in oil until tender. Stir in the rice mixes with contents of seasoning packets, water, broth and cayenne. bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

FRUITED WHITE AND WILD RICE

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• Bring water to a boil with butter and salt. Add white and wild rice blend and golden raisins, stir, return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover the pan and simmer 20 minutes or until just tender. Fluff rice with a fork. Add chopped mandarins, almonds and scallions to the rice. Toss fruited rice to combine and serve.;

FESTIVE RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to instructions, but adding the vegetable stock cubes.
• In a dry non-stick skillet, lightly sautee veggies until done enough for your taste. Set aside.
• When the rice is done, mix rice, almonds, veggies, and cranberries together.
• For glaze, combine all ingredients in a nonreactive bowl and mix well. Glaze may be made up to 4 days in advance.
• Pour glaze over rice, if desired.
• Enjoy! This also works well as a stuffing for winter squash.

FESTIVE RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, bring first 5 ingredients to a boil. Remove from heat. Pour over rice in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake, covered, until all liquid is absorbed, 30-35 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook pumpkin seeds, brown sugar and cayenne pepper, stirring constantly until sugar melts and cayenne coats pumpkin seeds, 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to a plate, spreading out seeds to cool., Sprinkle cooked rice with feta, mint, cranberries and spiced pumpkin seeds.

HOLIDAY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 9 ingredients. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine dressing ingredients; shake well. Pour over rice mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, for 2 hours or until serving.