Slow-Cooker Wild Rice Medley

Name: Slow-Cooker Wild Rice Medley
Prep time: 5 h 20 min
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted; 177 milliliters medium carrots, chopped; 158 milliliters chopped celery; 118 milliliters chopped dried cherries; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves; 237 milliliters large onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons pepper; 79 milliliters pine nuts; 1 teaspoons salt; 828 milliliters vegetable broth (from 32-oz carton); 355 milliliters uncooked wild rice

Slow-Cooker Wild Rice Medley is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 134 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 20 minutes. If you have onion, carrots, vegetable broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients except pine nuts, cherries and parsley.

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Cooking Spray

Pine Nuts

Cherries

Parsley

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Slow Cooker

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until wild rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

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Wild Rice

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.

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Pine Nuts

Nuts