Herbed Vegetable Rice Stuffing Recipes

RICE STUFFING WITH APPLES, HERBS, AND BACON

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring 1 1/2 cups water and the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in wild rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Reserving drippings, drain bacon, crumble, and set aside.
• In the skillet with the reserved bacon drippings, saute onions and celery with 1 tablespoon water. Cook until very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Stir remaining water, white rice, currants, cherries, cranberries, apricots, and apples into the wild rice. Continue cooking 20 minutes, or until wild rice and white rice are tender.
• In a large bowl, mix the bacon and the onion mixture into the rice mixture. Season with the Italian parsley and dried mixed herbs.

HERBED VEGETABLE RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Bring broth, rice, 1 tablespoons butter and seasonings to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 50 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. Add onion; saute' over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes more. Remove from heat; stir in celery and cranberries. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spray a 2 quart casserole dish with olive oil spray. Stir together rice and vegetables. Place in prepared dish and sprinkle with walnuts. Tent loosely with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10 minutes more.

HERBED BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Arrange bread, uncovered, on a baking sheet; let dry 8 hours or overnight, stirring once or twice.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish; set aside. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, sage, thyme and pepper and cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables start to brown around the edges. Add broth and bring to a simmer; cook 3 minutes to reduce slightly.
• Fold together vegetable-broth mixture, bread, eggs and parsley in a large heat-proof bowl until evenly moistened. Loosely spoon into baking dish and bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

HERBED WILD RICE & QUINOA STUFFING

Steps:

• Place a large pot over medium heat. Add the oil. When hot, add the onions and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the apples, garlic, thyme, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for one more minute. Stir in wine, then add broth. Bring to a boil. Stir in the wild rice blend and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, until the rice is tender, about 35 minutes. Stir in the quinoa and cover again. Cook until the quinoa is tender, about 15 more minutes. Stir in the cranberries, pecans, 1/2 cup parsley, and sage. Taste and add additional salt if desired. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Rub a large (9-inch x 13-inch is best) casserole dish with a little olive oil. Lightly scoop the rice mixture into the casserole dish, lightly mounding it instead of mashing it down.
• Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and sprinkle with remaining chopped parsley. Serve.

VEGETARIAN HERB & WILD RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine wild rice and 1c water. Bring to a boil, stir once, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 min or until soft. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan or soup pot, heat vegetable oil. Saute onion, celery and vegetarian sausage until onion is translucent.
• Add I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and stir until melted.
• Stir in parsley until well blended.
• Add 3 c water, bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in Stuffing Mix and wild rice.