Royal Pecan Rice Bake

Rice Adds Delicious Flair To Holiday Meals

(NAPSA) – If you’re looking for tasty ways to mix up your holiday menu, try making room for rice.
The nutrient-dense ‘energy food’ is light on calories, has no saturated or trans fats and can provide a welcome change from pasta or potato side dishes. Plus, rice can be made in the microwave, freeing up space on your stove top for other holiday foods. More reasons to rave about rice include:

• Brown rice is 100 percent whole grain, and just one cup provides two of the three recommended daily whole grain servings.
• Rice is gluten-free and the least allergenic of all grains.
• Rice is a versatile and delicious partner to other healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables and beans.

Holiday Recipes

You can find plenty of festive rice recipes-from holiday side dishes to delicious desserts-at Web sites such as www.All Recipes.com. Additionally, Rice-Select, the makers of the well-known Texmati rice, offers more than 100 recipes using rice ranging from Jasmati and Texmati to Arborio and Royal Blends.

Royal Pecan Rice Bake

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Makes8

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup onion chopped
• 3/4 cup celery chopped
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 3 cups Rice cooked, Select Royal Blend Rice
• 1/2 cup pecans chopped, toasted
• 1/4 cup parsley chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or to taste

Instructions

• In large skillet, saute onions and celery in margarine until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients, mixing well.
• Spoon into casserole; cover tightly and bake at 375 F for 15-20 minutes.

Notes

Learn More

All-natural, award-winning RiceSelect rice is made with specially bred, nongenetically modified seeds, and their organic products are certified by USDA accredited agencies. And their Texmati rice was featured in Consumer Reports and in the 'Chef's Guide Book,' an annual directory of the nation's best food products.

For more recipes and information, visit www.RiceSelect.com.