Festive Rice Pilaf Recipes

FESTIVE RICE

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My mom and I transformed plain rice by adding feta, cranberries, pumpkin seeds and cayenne. We wound up with a sweet and spicy crowd-pleaser. -Lisa de Perio, Dallas, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 50m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups water
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup uncooked jasmine rice
1/4 cup salted pumpkin seeds or pepitas
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
1/4 cup dried cranberries

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 514mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

FESTIVE RICE PILAF

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This is a great vegetarian main dish or omnivore side dish. If you're not on a low-fat diet, you could add lots of other goodies. I love it as is because it's low-fat and delicious for the holidays.

Provided by JeriBinNC

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups brown rice, preferably Lundberg Country Wild rice blend
2 vegetable bouillon cubes
1/4 cup slivered almonds or 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 zucchini, minced
1 red bell pepper, minced
1 medium onion, minced
1 large carrot, minced
1 -2 celery rib, minced
1 cup whole kernel corn (frozen is fine)
1 cup dried cranberries (or substitute raisins)
1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon apricot preserves
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.8, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 84.5, Carbohydrate 52.8, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 9.3, Protein 5.9

FESTIVE RICE

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Make and share this Festive Rice recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Iza4248

Categories Thai

Time 40m

Yield 2-3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups jasmine rice
4 tablespoons oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 onions, sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
3 cups water
14 ounces coconut milk
1 lemongrass, stalk
red chile
cucumber, wedges
tomatoes, chunks

Steps:

Rinse jasmine rice thoroughly under cold water in a large strainer.
Heat oil in a large frying pan with a lid. Cook the garlic, onion, and turmeric over low heat for 2-3 minutes until the onions have softened. Add the rice and stir well to coat in oil.
Pour in the coconut milk and water and add the lemon grass. Bring to a boil and cook gently until all the liquid has been absorbed by the rice, about 12 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and leave for 15 minutes.
Remove lemongrass stalk and transfer to a serving platter, add garnishes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1603.7, Fat 65.4, SaturatedFat 36.9, Sodium 132, Carbohydrate 231.3, Fiber 13.2, Sugar 17.5, Protein 23.6

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