DELICIOUS Wild Rice Recipe with Cranberries and Raisins!

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and reduces saturated fat.

dried cranberries

🥗Healthier: fresh cranberries

💰Cheaper: dried cherries

Fresh cranberries are lower in sugar, and dried cherries can be more affordable.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide healthy fats and protein at a lower cost.

Add 2 cups of chicken bone broth to a pot.

Add 1 cup of water to the pot.

Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the pot.

Add 1 tbsp of salt to the pot.

Add 1 tbsp of Sofrito to the pot.

Add 1 tbsp of garlic to the pot.

Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes or until the broth starts to boil.

Once boiling, add 2 cups of wild rice to the pot.

Mix well and add fresh cilantro leaves to the pot.

Cover the pot, lower the heat to low, and cook for about 40 minutes.

While the rice is cooking, prepare the Brussels sprouts by washing and chopping them into ribbons.

Season the Brussels sprouts with 1/2 tsp of salt and a pinch of ground black pepper.

Add 1 tbsp of butter to the Brussels sprouts.

Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the Brussels sprouts.

Add 1/2 tsp of fresh garlic to the Brussels sprouts.

Cook the Brussels sprouts at medium heat for about 8 minutes, mixing in between.

After 40 minutes, check the wild rice; it should be soft and ready.

Mix the cooked wild rice and place it in a serving dish.

Add the cooked Brussels sprouts to the wild rice mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of dried cranberries to the mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of raisins to the mixture.

Finally, add feta cheese to the dish.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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