Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Mediterranean Wild Rice Dressing.

This is a recipe from Naman's, one of our favorite places.

Mediterranean Wild Rice Dressing Recipe
Recipe by Alec Naman, Naman's Market

2 cups wild rice
4 tablespoons butter
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 teaspoon oregano
4 1/2 cups chicken stock
10 ounces diced chicken breast
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
salt to taste
1 once pignolia nuts

Cook wild rice in 3 cups of chicken stock. Reserve aside the other 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock. Brown ground beef in skillet with chicken breast. Add onions and celery in the same skillet with beef and chicken and continue to saute. Add salt, pepper, oregano and basil. Continue to cook until chicken and ground beef are done. Add pignolia nuts to mixture when meat is almost cooked. Then combine the rice and meat mixture when the meat is almost cooked. Then combine the rice andmeat mixture in baking dish, pour remaining 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock on the combined mixture . Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

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