PUMPKIN RICE WITH APRICOTS

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Surprise your guests with this colorful dish. It's a great way to use fresh pumpkin. Chopped apricots add a bit of sweetness to what is sure to become a holiday favorite.

Provided by sal

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

½ cup uncooked white rice
1 ¾ cups water, divided
¼ cup butter
1 cup chopped onions
6 cups peeled, seeded and diced sugar pumpkin
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and stir in the onions. Slowly cook and stir onions until soft. Mix in the pumpkin, apricots, salt and 3/4 cup water. Cook 20 minutes.
Mix rice into the pumpkin mixture. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until pumpkin is tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.8 calories, Carbohydrate 35.9 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 449.3 mg, Sugar 14.3 g