Wild Rice Stuffing With Orange & Pecan

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup wild rice
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth (or follow instructions on the wild rice container)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled & chopped
• 2 tablespoons shallots, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups leeks, washed and minced ( part only)
• 2 stalks celery, chopped include leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 3/4 cup pecans, toasted & chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2 oranges, peeled pith removed and split into segments

Recipe

• 1 cook your rice in the chicken broth until all the liquid is absorbed or follow the instructions on the wild rice container preheat your oven yo 375 degrees f.
• 2 saute the garlic, shallots& leek in the oil until golden.
• 3 add celery& saute another 2 minutes.
• 4 combine the rice with the vegetable mixture, orange zest, pecans, salt& pepper cut your orange wedges in half and add to the rice mixture, mix lightly.
• 5 place the stuffing in a lightly greased 2 1/2 quart casserole dish bake uncovered for 30 minutes.