Wild Rice Stuffing With Pine Nuts

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 large onion, chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 6 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• 1 cup wild rice
• 2 3/4 cups low-salt chicken broth
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup minced fresh italian parsley
• 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. add cumin; stir until toasted and fragrant, about 15 seconds. add onion and garlic; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. stir in tomato paste. stir in thyme, pepper, coarse salt, and mint. add wild rice; stir 2 minutes. add broth and bring to boil. reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until wild rice is almost tender, about 40 minutes.
• 2 mix rice into wild rice; cover and simmer until most of liquid is absorbed and all rice is tender, about 20 minutes. stir in lemon juice; cover and continue to simmer until liquid is absorbed and all rice is tender, about 5 minutes. remove from heat. stir in parsley, then pine nuts; serve.