Recipe: Appetizing Apple Walnut Brown Rice Stuffing / Dressing

Apple Walnut Brown Rice Stuffing / Dressing.

You can cook Apple Walnut Brown Rice Stuffing / Dressing using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Apple Walnut Brown Rice Stuffing / Dressing

1. Prepare 360 ml (1 1/2 cups) of short grain brown rice.
2. You need 540 ml (2 1/4 cups) of vegetable, chicken or turkey broth.
3. Prepare 2 of apples.
4. Prepare 1 stalk of celery.
5. You need 1 of onion.
6. It's 1 handful of walnuts, chopped.
7. It's 1 Tbsp of butter or olive oil.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of rubbed sage.
9. You need 2 tsp of dried or fresh rosemary.
10. You need 1 handful of dried cranberries or raisins (optional to give a bit of sweetness).
11. It's to taste of Salt & pepper.
12. Prepare to taste of Chopped fresh parsley.

Apple Walnut Brown Rice Stuffing / Dressing step by step

1. Rinse the rice in a fine colander and let drain for 15 minutes..
2. Peel and chop the apples. Slice the celery thin and mince the onion. Lightly toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan on medium low heat (be careful not to burn!) then crush..
3. Melt butter in a heavy sauce pan or pot. Saute the onions until soft (about 5 minutes), then add the celery, apples, sage, rosemary and bit of salt & pepper. Saute until the apples are tender..
4. Pour the rice in the pot and mix it with the other ingredients..
5. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Cover and turn to low heat. Let cook for 45 minutes or until broth is absorbed. Stop the heat and let it sit with the lid on for 15 minutes..
6. Remove lid and lightly stir to fluff everything up. Garnish with some fresh parsley. Enjoy along side roast chicken, turkey, or pork!.