Best Wild Rice Pilaf With Mushrooms And Pecans Recipes

WILD RICE WITH PECANS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Soak rice overnight in water.
• Drain, wash well, and put in a medium saucepan.
• Cover with water, add salt, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook about 1 hour, or until tender; drain if necessary.
• Saute mushrooms in butter, add pepper, and pour over rice.
• Add pecans, toss, and garnish with parsley before serving.

WILD RICE PILAF WITH MUSHROOMS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Cook the wild rice according to package directions; transfer to a large bowl. Meanwhile, in a pot of boiling, salted water, cook the orzo until al dente; drain. Add to the wild rice.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the pecans and sage and cook, stirring frequently, until the nuts are toasted and the mushrooms are tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the peas and chickpeas. Add the vegetable mixture to the orzo mixture; season with salt.

WILD RICE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepot over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the rice and toast while stirring until it begins to smell nutty, about 1 minute. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover and cook on low until the water is absorbed, about 40 minutes.
• While the rice is cooking, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter along with the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms and thyme and cook, stirring often until they begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, season with salt and pepper and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute more.
• When the rice is cooked, fluff with a fork and gently fold in the mushrooms. Add to a serving bowl and sprinkle with the parsley before serving.

MUSHROOM-WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion in butter 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and mushrooms are golden. Add wild rice and brown rice; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the thyme, salt and pepper.