Cranberry Wild Rice Dressing Recipes

CRANBERRY WILD RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in cranberry sauce. , Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. If dressing is stuffed into poultry, bake until a thermometer reads 180° for poultry and 165° for dressing.

CRANBERRY-PECAN WILD RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and butter a 2-quart baking dish. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add the thyme and a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the rice, parsley, pecans, cranberries and apricots to the onion mixture and toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Evenly spread in the prepared baking dish and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle the top with parsley.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes or until rice is tender., In a large skillet, saute the onion, cranberries and thyme in oil until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain rice if needed; stir in onion mixture and pine nuts.

WILD RICE, APPLE, AND DRIED-CRANBERRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add rice and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is tender and most grains are split open, 1 to 1 1/4 hours (not all liquid will be absorbed). Drain well in a colander and spread out in a baking pan to cool completely.
• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread bread cubes in a shallow baking pan and bake in upper third of oven until dry, about 20 minutes.
• Melt 1 stick butter in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat, then cook onion and celery, stirring, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add apple and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in herbs, pepper, and remaining teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with rice, bread, and dried cranberries.
• Increase oven temperature to 450°F and butter a shallow 3-quart baking dish (13 by 9 inches).
• Spread stuffing evenly in baking dish and drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter. Bake, covered tightly with foil, in upper third of oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top is browned, 10 to 15 minutes more.

CRANBERRY-WILD RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Place wild rice in a saucepan and pour over just enough boiling water to cover. Set aside, covered, for one hour. Drain rice. Add fresh boiling water to cover by half an inch, and the bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and cook gently until rice is soft but not mushy, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well, discard bay leaf, and set aside.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart gratin dish or a 9x13 baking dish if not stuffing into a turkey.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a sauté pan over medium heat and gently cook the onions until soft, about 7 minutes. Remove skins from sausages and add sausage meat to the pan with the onions. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook, crumbling the sausage with a fork, until it is browned. Remove from the heat and stir in the wild rice.
• Rinse cranberries, picking them over and discarding any that are spoiled. Chop them roughly or process them briefly in a food processor. Add to the sausage-rice mixture and mix well. Add salt, pepper and sage if using and stir to combine. Taste for seasoning.
• Either stuff into a turkey or pour into the prepared dish. Cut the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into small pieces and dot the top. Cover the dish with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the top is lightly golden. Serve warm.

WILD RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until slightly darkened and fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop.
• Cook wild rice in a large pot of boiling salted water until most of the grains have split and all are tender, 40-50 minutes; drain and rinse under cold running water. Shake off as much water as possible and let cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk vinegar, orange juice, and honey in a large bowl to combine. Add garlic and let sit 10 minutes to infuse. Fish out garlic; discard. Add rice and toss to coat.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook leeks, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned in spots, 8-10 minutes. Season with salt and transfer to bowl with rice; toss to coat.
• Wipe out skillet and heat another 1/4 cup oil over medium-high until just beginning to smoke. Arrange mushrooms in skillet in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until undersides are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, toss, and continue to cook, tossing often and reducing heat as needed to avoid scorching, until golden brown all over, about 3 minutes longer. Mix in thyme and immediately transfer to bowl with rice. Add pecans and chives and drizzle with more oil; toss once more.
• Do Ahead
• Rice can be cooked 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Dressing can be made 3 hours ahead; store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

WILD RICE, WALNUT, AND CRANBERRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Add 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Stir in wild-rice blend. Return to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer. Cover; cook over low heat until rice has absorbed all liquid, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Transfer rice to a large bowl. Stir in walnuts, cranberries, and parsley; season again with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, or hold at room temperature for up to 5 hours.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine rice, chicken stock, and seasoning blend and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest for 5 minutes or until stock is absorbed. Stir in remaining ingredients and serve warm.

WILD RICE, CRANBERRY AND PECAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Put water and sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Heat to simmer, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.
• Add cranberries and cook just until all the cranberries are popped, about 3 minutes.
• Do not overcook; you want the cranberries to stay relatively whole.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cranberries to a medium-size bowl, leaving the cranberry syrup in the saucepan.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add wild rice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add stock, salt, thyme and pepper.
• Heat to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tender but pleasantly chewy, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 15 minutes.
• Drain the wild rice of excess cooking liquid, if necessary.
• Add the wild rice mixture and the toasted pecans to the cranberries.
• Toss to mix well.
• Use as a turkey stuffing or bake separately.
• To bake separately, heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place in a buttered 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Bake, covered, until heated through, 30 to 40 minutes.

DUCK WITH CRANBERRY-WILD RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• To make stuffing:.
• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, combine broth, rice and wild rice.
• Over high heat, heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 30 minutes or until rice is tender and all liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot butter, cook chopped mushrooms and onions until tender and liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cooked rice, cranberry sauce, salt and pepper.
• For duck:.
• Clean and rinse duck.
• Prick skin several times.
• To make glaze:
• In small saucepan, combine marmalade and lemon juice.
• Over low heat, heat until marmalade is melted, stirring occasionally.
• To cook duck:.
• In covered grill, arrange preheated coals around drip pan; test for medium heat above pan.
• Insert a meat thermometer into thickest part of meat between breast and thigh, without touching fat or bone.
• On grill rack, place duck, breast side, up, over pan but not over coals.
• Grill, covered, 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours or until well-done or 180.
• Adjust vents and add more charcoal as necessary.
• Brush often with glaze during the last 30 minutes.
• Garnish with lemon leaves, mushrooms and lemon peel twist.