Wild Rice & Grains Pilaf

Ingredients

• 3 cups rice mixture, called Bistro Rice @ Huckleberry's
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, minced
• 6 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed
• 2 cups dried apricot, cut 1/2" thick
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Method

• Place olive oil in hot saucepan. Add minced onion and cook briefly. Add rice mixture and stir to cover each kernel with olive oil. Add warm
• stock, bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil. Add apricots. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper directly on top of the rice mixture and cover with a lid. Allow to cook about 45 minutes on low; check and cook longer if necessary, usually about 50-55 minutes is max.

Notes

• Description:
• "A wonderful combination of wild rice, brown rice, red rice and wheat
• berries with apricots....yum!"
• Yield:
• "1/2 cup"
• SERVINGS: 8
• SOURCE: Apple Charlotte