And Wild Rice Pilaf With Tomatoes And Basil

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 cup wild rice, rinsed
• 7 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
• 3/4 cup chopped green onion
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 1/2 lbs plum tomatoes, seeded, chopped (about 3 cups)

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, garlic, and oregano.
• 3 cover; cook until onions are soft, stirring often, abaout 8 minutes.
• 4 mix in wild rice.
• 5 add 7 cups of water, bring to a boil, stirring often.
• 6 reduce heat to medium-low.
• 7 cover; simmer 30 minutes.
• 8 mix in rice.
• 9 cover and cook until rice is tender, about 18 minutes.
• 10 uncover and cook until water cooks away, about 4 minutes.
• 11 add green onions, basil and 1/4 cup butter.
• 12 season with salt and pepper.
• 13 mix in tomatoes.