Wild Rice Cranberry Loaves Recipes

CRANBERRY WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat up a large deep skillet or pot over medium low flame. Add the olive oil ( or a splash of water ) and the chopped onion. Sautee with a pinch of sea salt until translucent.
• Stir in the grated carrot, thyme, oregano, sage, rosemary, bay leaves and red pepper flakes. Add the wild rice mix and mix well to combine. Allow it to toast together with the aromatics for a couple of minute.
• Add in the chopped bell pepper and 1 cup of the cranberries. Pour in the vegetable stock or water, stir and taste for seasonings. Add more sea salt to your taste.
• Bring the pilaf to a simmer, cover with a tight lid and cook on low flame for 50 minutes.
• Turn off the flame but do not remove the lid. Allow the rice to sit covered for 10 to 15 minutes and continue cooking in its own steam.
• Discard the bay leaves and the woody sprigs from the herbs. Use a fork and gently fluff up the rice.
• Serve warm or cold garnished with the remaining cranberries and fresh herbs.

CRANBERRY-WILD RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Grease square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches. Place wild rice in wire strainer. Run cold water through rice, lifting rice with fingers to clean thoroughly.
• Heat wild rice and water to boiling in 2-quart saucepan, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 30 minutes; drain.
• Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and mushrooms in butter, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Mix wild rice and onion mixture in baking dish. Mix broth, salt and garlic; pour over rice mixture.
• Cover and bake 1 1/4 hours. Stir in cranberries. Cover and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes or until rice is tender., In a large skillet, saute the onion, cranberries and thyme in oil until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain rice if needed; stir in onion mixture and pine nuts.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a saucepan, combine wild rice and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in barley, currants and butter. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. , Bake, covered, until wild rice and barley are tender, 50-60 minutes. Stir in almonds and cranberries.

APPLE-CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until rice is tender. Drain. Stir in savory; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet, saute leek in oil for 1 minute. Stir in cranberries, apples and 3 tablespoons broth. Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally., Add rice, onion salt, lemon-pepper and remaining broth. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

WILD RICE AND CRANBERRY LOAF (ABM)

Steps:

• Place everything except cranberries in bread machine in order recommended by the manufacturer. Add cranberries during the "add-in" cycle.
• Variation: substitute sunflower seeds or unsalted peanuts for the pine nuts and dried blueberries or sour cherries for the dried cranberries.

WILD RICE MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. , Firmly press into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 70 minutes. Cover with foil during the last 15 minutes if the top is browning too quickly.

WILD RICE, WALNUT, AND CRANBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Lightly oil a 4- by 8-inch loaf pan and set aside. Mix together the cooked rice, egg, agave nectar, vanilla extract, canola oil, and orange zest. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine the wet and dry mixtures, then fold in the cranberries and walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Store in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped.