Wild Rice with Orange and Cranberries

By urbcindy

Ingredients

• 1 C finely chopped onion
• 1 C finely chopped celery
• 1/2 C sliced almonds (Optional)
• 3 C Wild rice/long grain rice mix cooked using orange juice for 1/2 of the cooking liquid
• 4 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 c grated orange peel
• 1/3 C dried cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

- Cook rice according to directions, adding cranberries and grated orange peel during last five minutes of cooking time
- Meanwhile, saute onion and celery, and almonds if using, in oil. set aside
- When rice is cooked, add onion mixture, sugar, salt, thyme and serve