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Mixed Mushroom Stuffing with Rice, Raisins and Apples

3.9

(10)

A nice stuffing for poultry or an excellent accompaniment to pork tenderloin or salmon.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup wild rice
1/2 cup long-grain white rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped peeled carrot
1/2 cup chopped peeled parsnip
1 pound assorted wild mushrooms (such as crimini, portobello and stemmed shiitake), chopped
1 cup chopped peeled apple
1/4 cup raisins
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2/3 cup unsweetened apple juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cook wild rice in medium saucepan of boiling salted water 25 minutes. Add white rice to saucepan; cook until all rice is tender, about 15 minutes longer. Drain.

    Step 2

    Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and parsnip; sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add mushrooms; sauté until brown, adding 2 to 3 tablespoons water if mixture is dry, about 15 minutes. Stir in apple, raisins, cinnamon stick and orange peel; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in apple juice and cooked rice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If using as stuffing, spoon mixture loosely into poultry. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead if serving as side dish. Cover and refrigerate. Spoon into 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish sprayed with nonstick vegetable oil spray, cover with foil and rewarm in 350°F. oven about 25 minutes.)

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