Cranberry Pecan Brown Rice Stuffing

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups minute® brown rice, uncooked
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon dried orange peel
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• prepare rice according to package directions.
• in a medium microwave safe bowl, mix cranberries and orange peel with chicken stock and microwave on high for 2 minutes. set aside. heat a large sauce pan over high heat and add margarine.
• stir in celery, shallot and poultry seasoning and saute 3 minutes. stir in cranberry mixture, pecans, parsley and rice and cook over medium heat for 3 more minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.