Pumpkin Rice With Apricots

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 3/4 cups water, divided
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 6 cups peeled, seeded and diced sugar pumpkin
• 1 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• in a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil. add rice and stir. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• in a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and stir in the onions. slowly cook and stir onions until soft. mix in the pumpkin, apricots, salt and 3/4 cup water. cook 20 minutes.
• mix rice into the pumpkin mixture. continue cooking 10 minutes, or until pumpkin is tender.