Rice Stuffing with Apples, Herbs, and Bacon

This is by far the best stuffing recipe I have ever had. I have made it for the last 3 Thanksgivings and everyone has raved about it. It is very unique and the flavors are so delicious!!! Serve this up for Thanksgiving and your guests will be asking for the recipe!!!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 313 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• ¾ cup dried cranberries
• ¾ cup dried cherries
• 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 cup diced, unpeeled apples
• 3 ½ cups water, divided
• 1 ½ cups low fat, low sodium chicken broth
• ⅓ pound bacon
• 3 cups diced onions
• 3 cups diced celery
• 1 ¾ cups currants
• ½ ounce dried apricots
• ½ cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
• 6 tablespoons dried mixed herbs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring 1 1/2 cups water and the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in wild rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.

Step 2

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Reserving drippings, drain bacon, crumble, and set aside.

Step 3

In the skillet with the reserved bacon drippings, saute onions and celery with 1 tablespoon water. Cook until very soft, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Stir remaining water, white rice, currants, cherries, cranberries, apricots, and apples into the wild rice. Continue cooking 20 minutes, or until wild rice and white rice are tender.

Step 5

In a large bowl, mix the bacon and the onion mixture into the rice mixture. Season with the Italian parsley and dried mixed herbs.