Rice Almond Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth (defatted)
• 2/3 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons dried sage, crushed
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-sized saucepan, heat butter or margarine.
• 2 add onion and celery and saute until slightly soft.
• 3 add chicken broth, rice and raisins and bring to a boil.
• 4 add seasonings and almonds.
• 5 place in a 1 1/2- quart casserole.
• 6 cover and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.
• 7 if used as a poultry stuffing, simmer onion, celery, chicken broth, rice and raisins until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• 8 add sage, poultry seasoning, pepper and almonds; mix thoroughly.
• 9 stuff lightly into turkey cavity.