Wild Rice Sausage Dressing
Directions
- Combine wild-rice blend, orange juice-water mixture, butter, and a dash of salt in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Cover and turn heat to simmer. Cook for about 25 minutes, stirring once ,or until rice has absorbed all liquid. Remove from heat.
- While rice is cooking, saute sausage & minced garlic in a skillet over med-high heat until browned, breaking sausage into pieces with a spoon or spatula as it cooks. When browned remove from heat & drain on paper towels.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cooked rice, parsley, dried cranberries, pecans, cheese & cooked Swaggerty’s Farm Sausage. Add pepper flakes if desired. Toss all ingredients together well. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
If you prefer a wetter dressing just add another 1/4 to 1/2 cup more orange juice to mixture & toss well.
You can make this wonderful dressing the day ahead. Store chilled until about an hour before you want to serve it. Then put mixture into an oven proof dish, cover, and heat in a 350 degree oven until hot.
Tips:
Other dried fruits to use: dried apricots, apples, or pears chopped
Nuts you might like: walnuts, pistachios, or slivered almonds
Juices great for cooking rice: apple, pear, or even apple cider
To Serve
As an entree with a side salad or as a dressing for your favorite holiday meal
6
servings
20 min
prep time
25 min
cook time
ingredients
1 lb. Swaggerty’s Farm® Premium Sausage (Hot, Mild, or All Natural)
1 to 2 cloves minced garlic
2 cups wild-rice blend
1.5 cups orange juice + 1.5 cups water to equal 3 cups liquid
1 tbsp butter or olive oil
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
⅓ cup dried cranberries, cherries or craisins
⅓3 cup chopped pecans
½ cup shredded or grated Parmesan cheese
salt & pepper to taste
Optional: dried red pepper flakes to taste
Level of complexity:
Easy
Number of ingredients:
11
Pairs well with:
Meat, holiday and family get-togethers
Special Kitchen Tools:
N/A
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