Description
A recipe for Holiday Rice

Ingredients

• 1 box (6-ounce) Uncle Ben's Long Grain & Wild Rice Original Recipe
  
• 2 1/4 cups water
  
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  
• 2 cups chopped leeks, white part only
  
• 1/2 cup orange juice
  
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
  
• 1 large clove garlic
  
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation
Preparation Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 25 minutes

Put rice and rice packet, water, and 1/2 tablespoon butter in 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer and cover. Cook 25 minutes.

Melt remaining butter in large skillet. Add leeks and cook, stirring, over medium heat 15 minutes until soft and golden. Add orange juice, lemon juice, sage and garlic pushed through a press. Cook over high heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cooked rice to skillet and stir 1 minute until rice is hot. Add cinnamon, and salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe created by Rozanne Gold, award-winning chef and cookbook author, known as the "diva of simplicity," on behalf of Uncle Ben's.

Nutrition
Per serving - Calories: 158, Pro: 4g, Fat: 4g, Sat. Fat: 2g, Choles: 10mg, Carb: 27g, Fiber: 1g, Calcium: 39mg

Serves
Makes 6 servings

Variations
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