Crock Pot Wild Rice Pilaf
This delicious side dish recipe for crock pot wild rice pilaf is easy to make and the perfect complement to steak, chicken, pork, or fish.
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 2cups uncooked wild rice
- ½cup finely chopped onion (finely chopped )
- ½teaspoon salt
- ⅛teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2(14-ounce) cans chicken broth
- ½cup water
- 2(4-ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
Instructions
Step 1
Spray a 3-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.Step 2
Rinse the wild rice in a colander and drain well.Step 3
Combine the wild rice in the prepared crock pot together with onion, salt, pepper, chicken broth, water, mushrooms, and thyme and mix well.Step 4
Cover crock pot and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours. If you have a newer, hotter cooking slow cooker, check at three hours on high and 6 hours on low.Step 5
The pilaf is done when the rice is tender and has absorbed the liquid.Step 6
Stir in the butter, then cover the crock pot and let stand for 10 minutes. Stir gently but thoroughly and serve.