FIGS AND RICE

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Very delicious rice pilaf with dried fruits, chicken, and nuts. Great way to liven up leftover chicken or pork. Also a wonderful dish for a vegetarian option if you omit the chicken.

Provided by beebparis

Categories Vegetarian Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

1 ¾ cups water
1 tablespoon butter
1 (6 ounce) package rice pilaf mix (such as Near East®)
3 tablespoons butter
8 dried figs, chopped
¼ cup dried currants
1 mango - peeled, seeded, and diced
¼ cup water, or more if needed
¼ cup chopped cashews
2 tablespoons half-and-half
½ cup cubed cooked chicken
¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

Steps:

Bring 1 3/4 cups water and 1 tablespoon butter to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in rice and seasoning packet; return to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a separate saucepan over medium heat. Add figs and currants; toss to coat. Cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Add mango and water; cook and stir until mango is softened and dried fruit has absorbed water, about 5 minutes.
Stir cashews and half-and-half into fruit mixture; cook until sauce is thin and slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and blue cheese; cook until chicken is warmed and blue cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Serve over rice pilaf.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 513.6 calories, Carbohydrate 73.8 g, Cholesterol 52.8 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 869.4 mg, Sugar 32.3 g