FESTIVE RICE
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
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
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
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
CHRISTMAS RICE
My family has enjoyed this delicious rice dish for many years. With chopped red and green peppers, it's both fresh-tasting and festive-looking. It's the perfect light side dish for a big holiday meal. -Chere Bell, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a skillet, saute onion, celery and peppers in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a saucepan, bring broth to a full boil. Remove from the heat. Quickly stir in rice, celery mixture, pepper, and, if desired, salt. Cover and let stand for 6-7 minutes. Stir before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 156 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 362mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CLASSIC RICE PILAF
Cooking a perfect batch of white rice without a rice cooker can be a challenge. That's why we are going for forget about cooking rice on the stove and show you the incredibly delicious and absolutely foolproof world of pilaf!
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter and olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is lightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Combine rice and onion mixture in a 9x13-inch casserole dish placed on a baking sheet. Stir thoroughly to coat the rice.
- Combine chicken stock, salt, saffron, and cayenne pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Pour chicken stock mixture over rice in the casserole dish and stir to combine. Spread mixture evenly along the bottom of the pan. Cover tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to rest, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove foil and fluff with a fork to separate the grains of rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.4 calories, Carbohydrate 51.7 g, Cholesterol 10.6 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 955.6 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
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