Tomato Wild Rice Medley Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN WILD RICE & PASTA WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Begin to drizzle olive oil and vinegar onto the mixture. Stir to combine. Keep adding oil and vinegar until all ingredients are moistened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle on the basil. Refrigerate for a couple of hours. Pull out and stir. If mixture seems dry add a little more oil and/or vinegar to moisten.
• Serve at room temperature.

WILD RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add shallot; cook stirring occasionally until shallot wilts, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add rice mix, water, wine and thyme; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20-25 minutes.
• Stir in water chestnuts, vegetable medley, and red bell pepper; cook stirring occasionally until heated through, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place in serving bowl and garnish with parsley.

BEEF AND WILD RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, thyme and cayenne. Sprinkle over beef., In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook beef in oil until no longer pink; drain. Stir in celery and green pepper; cook 2 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in the water and rice mix with contents of seasoning packet. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 23-28 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in tomato; heat through. Sprinkle with onion.

SLOW-COOKER WILD RICE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients except pine nuts, cherries and parsley.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until wild rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle pine nuts in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are light brown. Set aside.
• Just before serving, stir cherries and toasted pine nuts into wild rice. Sprinkle with parsley.

BROWN AND WILD RICE MEDLEY WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, wild rice, brown rice, and olive oil in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover with a lid, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir balsamic vinegar, sherry, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cardamom into rice; cover with a lid and continue simmering until flavors start to combine, about 10 minutes.
• Stir black beans, mushrooms, cranberries, and parsley into rice mixture; continue cooking over low heat until rice is tender and mixture is hot throughout, 10 to 15 minutes more.

TOMATO AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat in a 3-quart soup pot. When hot, add the onion and garlic and cook until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir frequently If they start to brown, turn the heat down and stir.
• Add the tomatoes, stock, paprika, and thyme to the pot and mix well. Break up the tomatoes a little bit with a spoon. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn the heat down to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• If you want a smooth tomato broth with wild rice, let the soup cool and puree in a blender or with an immersion blender. I like it a little chunky, so I just mash up the tomatoes really well with a spoon.
• Add the wild rice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let the soup simmer for another 5 minutes or so, and serve. Enjoy!