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Rice Stuffing with Apples, Herbs, and Bacon

SUBMITTED BY: REDHEADEDMYSTERY PHOTO BY: Allrecipes

"This is by far the best stuffing recipe I have ever had. I have made it for the last 3 Thanksgivings and everyone has raved about it. It is very unique and the flavors are so delicious!!! Serve this up for Thanksgiving and your guests will be asking for the recipe!!!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 14 stars. This recipe average a 4.7 star rating.
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 10 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 3 1/2 cups water, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups low fat, low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • 1/3 pound bacon
  • 3 cups diced onions
  • 3 cups diced celery
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
  • 1 3/4 cups currants
  • 3/4 cup dried cherries
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 ounce dried apricots
  • 1 cup diced, unpeeled apples
  • 1/2 cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
  • 6 tablespoons dried mixed herbs

DIRECTIONS

  1. 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.
  2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Reserving drippings, drain bacon, crumble, and set aside.
  3. In the skillet with the reserved bacon drippings, saute onions and celery with 1 tablespoon water. Cook until very soft, about 20 minutes.
  4. 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.
  5. In a large bowl, mix the bacon and the onion mixture into the rice mixture. Season with the Italian parsley and dried mixed herbs.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2003 by GINNYG
Awesome recipe! I served this with 'Roast Chicken with Rosemary' from this site and it was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2003 by Bill Echols
One word... WOW!!!!!!!!! This is so good. I added some roasted pecans in the second batch I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 0 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2004 by rita
I am in the process of making this seemingly wonderful stuffing for Turkey day tomorrow, and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2007 by kdmorgan77
It should read: "Cook 1 cup of wild rice in 1 1/2 cup of water AND 1 1/2 cup of broth, for a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 3, 2006 by JDVMD
Liked this a bunch. Went great with a roast pork tenderloin. I just made my wild rice... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2006 by Leigharev
I purchased a long grain and wild rice combination and just cooked it up acocrding to the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2006 by CYBERJYN
The instructions for the recipe are not written correctly, omitting the broth that is called... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2008 by Darlene
If you want to impress your guests use this recipe to stuff cornish game hens. Absolutely... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2006 by MTTNFERR
this was a huge hit. i made this for a family party when my brother cam back from Iraq,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2008 by Heidi