Wild rice with roasted chestnuts

by Idy

Ingredients

2 tbsp grapeseed oil / coconut oil

1 large yellow onion, chopped

2 1/2 cups uncooked wild rice or a packet from Trader Joe’s

a quart of free range chicken broth or vegetable broth

1 cup water

1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves

a container of drained yellow roasted tomatoes from Trader Joe’s refrigerated section( you can substitute sundried tomatoes in oil, drained)

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 cup of chopped roasted chestnuts

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1 cup thinly sliced celery

1/2 cups minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

a handful of sliced almonds (optional)




Saute yellow onions in oil till cooked. Add the wild rice, water, broth, salt , thyme leaves, & pepper and cook rice till done. Then add the celery, parsley, chestnuts and cranberries, roasted tomatoes , almonds and mix.