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Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf
Meet your new favorite holiday side dish! Our Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf is infused with a combination of incredible flavors and textures and pairs well with any entrée.
This recipe stars California-grown wild rice and comes to us from our friend Andy Mathis of @beautifuleatsandthings in partnership with USA Rice.
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Servings6
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Serving Size1 bowl
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Prep Time15 min
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Cook Time20 min
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Total Time35 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup California-grown wild rice, cooked
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 sweet potato, peeled & diced small
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup pecans
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp parsley
- salt & pepper to taste
Directions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil. Add the onions, garlic, and sweet potato. Cook for about 15 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
- Add in the dried cranberries and combine.
- Add the wild rice to the sweet potato mixture along with the chopped pecans, Italian seasoning, and garam masala. Toss to combine and season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.