Festive Rice Pilaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 1 cook the rice according to instructions, but adding the vegetable stock cubes.
• 2 in a dry non-stick skillet, lightly sautee veggies until done enough for your taste. set aside.
• 3 when the rice is done, mix rice, almonds, veggies, and cranberries together.
• 4 for glaze, combine all ingredients in a nonreactive bowl and mix well. glaze may be made up to 4 days in advance.
• 5 pour glaze over rice, if desired.
• 6 enjoy! this also works well as a stuffing for winter squash.