Wild Rice With Pumpkin Seeds

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup green pumpkin seeds or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 cups wild rice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, finely diced
• 2 celery ribs, finely diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small skillet, grill pumpkin seeds at medium heat for 8 minutes or until they begin to smell. (you can do this step earlier and put in an hermetic container. they will preserve up to 24 hours at room temperature).
• 2 meanwhile, in a big casserole with boiling salted water, cook rice covered for about 1 hour or until tender and grains begin to open. drain and set aside.
• 3 in the same casserole, melt the butter at medium heat. add onions, carrots, celery, bell pepper, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, for 7 minutes. add the reserved rice. (you can do the rice, let cool and cover until next day. add 2 tablespoon of water before to reheat.) reheat. add grilled pumpkin seeds and stir.