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Wild Rice with Pine Nuts is the perfect side dish for any meal. This is made with cooked wild rice, dried cranberries, orange juice and zest, parmesan cheese and other delicious ingredients.

Wild Rice With Pine Nuts

Dina Driggs
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 6 C. Water
  • 2 C. Wild Rice Blend with Brown Rice
  • 2 tsp. Chicken Bouillon
  • 3/4 C. Dried Cranberries
  • 4 Tbsp. Dried Parsley
  • 1/4 C. Olive Oil
  • 1/4 Cup Orange Juice, one orange
  • 2 Tbsp. Orange Zest, two oranges
  • 1 C. Pinenuts, toasted
  • 1 - 1/2 C. Parmesan Cheese, divided

Instructions
 

  • Pour hot water into a saucepan and add the chicken bouillon.
  • Add the wild rice, place the lid on and bring to a boil.
  • Once boiling, reduce the heat to a low simmer.
  • Cook for 45 minutes. Turn the heat off and let rest for 15 minutes.
  • While the rice is cooking, toast the pine nuts.
  • Heat oven to 350°. Place pine nuts on a shallow baking dish.
  • Cook until the nuts start to brown, about 10 minutes, turn occasionally and remove from oven.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
  • Zest and juice oranges.
  • Pour the cooked rice in a large bowl. Add the dried cranberries, orange zest and juice, dried parsley, olive oil, 1/2 cup of parmesan and pine nuts in a bowl. Toss well.
  • Pour into a 13 x 9 pan. Sprinkle on the rest of the parmesan cheese.
  • Bake for 30 minutes if the rice is warm, 40 minutes if rice has been refrigerated.
Keyword dried cranberries, Orange, Parmesan, Pinenuts, Wild Rice
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