Minute Rice & Success Rice Holiday Recipes

The holiday season is in full swing and for many, so is the search for the perfect recipe that will have the whole family asking for more! Well, search no further than your kitchen pantry because Minute Rice & Success Rice offers you delicious and healthy holiday recipes from their already affordable and flavorful family of products. Minute Rice brings traditional family favorites to the next level with specialized recipes that encompass their existing and new product line including their latest product addition, Multi-Grain Medley. Shhh, don’t tell your guests, but it’s healthy too, made up of 100% whole grains, including quinoa.

If you’re looking for unique, alternative recipes for the holidays, choose from a wide array of recipes that are made up of not only Success Rice traditional white and brown rice but their ever-so-popular Basmati Rice as well. Success Basmati Rice boasts a distinct fragrance and fluffy texture, which serves as the ideal ingredient for some of your favorite holiday recipes.

Cranberry Pecan Multi-grain Stuffing

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup onion, chopped

½ cup celery, chopped

¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning

½ cup dried cranberries

1 cup chicken broth

1 bag Minute Multi-Grain Medley, uncooked

½ cup chopped pecans, toasted

Salt and pepper, optional

Directions:

·Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook 2 minutes. Add poultry seasoning, cranberries and broth.

·Bring to a boil and stir in Multi-Grain Medley. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.

·Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in pecans and season with salt and pepper, if desired. 

Bourbon Raisin & Basmati Rice Pudding

1 bag Success Basmati Rice

2 cups half-and-half

½ cup granulated sugar

1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 medium orange, zest removed and sliced in half

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch kosher salt

¾ cup golden raisins

3 tablespoons bourbon

2 large eggs, beaten

Directions:

In a heavy bottomed saucepan, combine half-and-half, sugar, vanilla, orange zest, cinnamon and salt and place over medium heat. Stir frequently and watch closely so half-and-half mixture does not come to a boil. Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, place raisins and bourbon in a microwave safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap, piercing a few holes in plastic wrap with a knife. Microwave on high for about 30 seconds and set aside to allow raisins to plump for 3-5 minutes. Whisk the eggs in a medium-sized heatproof mixing bowl. Turn the half-and-half mixture down to low heat and pour ¼ cup of the heated half-and-half into the beaten eggs while continuously whisking. Repeat with another ¼ cup, continuously whisking, followed by another ¼ cup. Add the warmed eggs into the saucepan while whisking, turning the heat back to medium. Add the cooked rice to the saucepan and continue stirring occasionally until mixture is slightly thickened and rice is very soft (about 10 minutes). Fold in the plumped raisins, bourbon and the juice from half of the orange. Remove from the heat and serve rice pudding warm or chilled, garnished with orange segments and a pinch of cinnamon, if desired.

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