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Wild Rice And Fruit Pilaf

This sounds like a holiday sort of recipe, but it would be good any time of year.

2 c Low Sodium chicken broth
1 c Wild Rice,rinsed
1 T Unsalted Butter
1 onion,sliced in thin wedges
2 t Brown Sugar,Firmly Packed
1/4 c golden raisins
1/4 c Dried Cranberries
1/4 c Orange Juice
1 t Orange Peel
1/4 t White Pepper

Combine chicken broth and wild rice in medium saucepan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes or until almost tender. In small saucepan, melt butter over low heat, stir in onion and brown sugar. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and lightly browned. Add cooked onions, raisins, cranberries, orange peel, orange juice and pepper to rice mixture. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until rice is tender

Yield: 6 Servings

Sodium Category: VeryLowSodium

Diabetic Exchanges
0.5 Starch
1 Fruit
0 Milk
0 Other Carbohydrates
0.5 Vegetable
0 Lean Meat
0 Very Lean Meat
0.5 Fat

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Helping
Servings Per Recipe 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 127
Calories from Fat 25

% Daily Values *

Total Fat 3 gr
  Saturated Fat 1 gr
  Polyunsaturated Fat 0 gr
  Monounsaturated Fat 1 gr
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 29 mg
Potassium 241 mg
Carbohydrates 24 gr
  Dietary Fiber 1.5gr
Protein 3 gr
4%
7%
 
 
2%
1%
6%
8%
6%
 

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iron
1%
9%
2%
4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on
a 2000 calorie diet