Wild Rice With Cranberries And Caramelized Onion

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 cup long grain rice
• 3/4 cup wild rice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 5 medium onions, sliced in thin wedges
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 medium tart apple, diced
• 1 teaspoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine broth and both rices.
• 2 bring to a boil over med-high heat.
• 3 reduce heat to low.
• 4 cover and simmer 45 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large skillet, over medium-high heat, melt butter.
• 6 add onions and brown sugar.
• 7 cook 6 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and onions are soft and translucent. reduce heat to low and slowly cook onions, stirring often until they are caramelized.
• 8 stir in dried cranberries.
• 9 cover and cook over low heat for another 10 minutes until the cranberries swell.
• 10 gently fold into the rice mixture.