Mixed Rice Side Dish

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 cup dried currant
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup rice
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons snipped parsley
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (3 ounce) package grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 spread out pine nuts over baking sheet, and bake at 250 degrees for 10 minutes stirring once.
• 2 remove from oven and set aside.
• 3 pour orange juice over currants and set aside.
• 4 cook brown rice and rice according to package directions, and mix well in a seperate bowl.
• 5 add pine nuts, currants, orange zest, parsley, olive oil, salt, and pepper to rice mixture, and mix well.
• 6 spoon mixture into sprayed baking dish, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until well heated.
• 7 sprinkle parmesan cheese and fresh parsley over top.