Creamy Chicken Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Recipes

CRANBERRY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place chicken in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a bowl, mix hot water, rice mix and contents of seasoning packet; pour around chicken. , In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over chicken. Bake, covered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, 35-45 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN & CRANBERRY-PECAN WILD RICE

Steps:

• Mix flour, thyme and pepper; coat chicken with flour mixture. Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken to skillet, cook 5-7 minutes on each side or until cook through (165 degree).
• Stir cranberries, pecans and 1/3 cup of the onions into cooked rice; spoon onto serving platter. Remove chicken from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. Place chicken over rice mixture; cover to keep warm.
• Add broth to skillet; stir to break up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cream cheese; cook 2-3 minutes or until cream cheese is melted and sauce starts to thicken, stirring constantly with wire whisk.
• Spoon some of the sauce over each chicken piece and and garnish with reserved onions.
• Serve remaining sauce on the side.

WILD RICE WITH CRANBERRIES & PECANS

Steps:

• Combine the rice, barley, salt, broth and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes.
• If any liquid is still remaining after the rice is cooked, drain the rice.
• Heat the olive oil and saute the onion, garlic, celery and carrot until slightly soft but not brown about 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the salt, cover the pan, adjust the heat to med-low and cook the vegetables until crisp-tender, 5 minutes longer.
• Add the sage, thyme and parsley and saute 1 minute more.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix in the rice, the pecans and the cranberries.
• Taste and adjust the salt and pepper to taste.
• Note 1- substitutions: you can substitute any nut for the pecans (try walnuts or hazelnuts).
• You can use all wild rice or all barley.
• Note 2- this recipe was originally a stuffing recipe, but I like it as a side dish.
• You can certainly use it to stuff poultry, though.

CRANBERRY CHICKEN WITH WILD RICE

Steps:

• Place the chicken into a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, combine the water, and rice mix with the contents of seasoning packet, and pour around chicken.
• In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce, and worcestershire sauce, and pour over the chicken.
• Cover, and bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until a meat thermometer reaches 170 degrees.

CREAMY WILD RICE AND CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a 2-quart casserole dish (use a large dish if you are doubling the recipe).
• Cook the rice according to package directions; set aside.
• In a skillet melt butter, add in onion, drained mushrooms and garlic, cook stirring until soft (about 5 minutes).
• Stir in flour, salt, pepper, half and half cream and broth; cook stirring until thickened (about 5 minutes).
• Stir in Parmesan cheese, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Add in cooked chicken, pimiento, parsley, nuts and the cooked rice; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
• Spoon into a casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with more grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes.
• Delicious!

CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook wild rice in 1 2/3 cups water as directed on package, drain if necessary.
• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons water to boiling. Cook celery, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms in water, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender; remove from heat.
• Stir in soup and milk. Stir in cooked wild rice and remaining ingredients. Spoon into ungreased 2-quart casserole.
• Cover; bake 30 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• in a saucepan combine chicken stock and rices, bring to a boil, then simmer, covered for 45 minutes meanwhile melt butter in a skillet and add onionsand sugar.
• cook at medium for a few minutes until liquid is absorbed, then turn heat to low and carmelize the onions slowly, for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally stir in dried cranberries and cover, cooking on low for 10 minutes or until cranberries plump up add rice to a medium bowl, add onion mixture and toasted pecans.
• season with salt& pepper to taste.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter in 10" skillet until tender but not brown.
• Break up cranberry sauce with a fork and add enough water to cranberry sauce to make 4¼ cups.
• Add cranberry sauce, rice and seasoning packets to skillet; stir. Bring to a boil.
• Cover tightly and cook over low heat until all liquid is absorbed; about 25 minutes. Stir in celery. Serve.