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Sweet & Savory Wild Rice Dressing w/ Hot Italian Sausage, Orange, Dried Cranberries & Hazelnuts

1 lb hot Italian sausage, removed from casing
1 tbsp canola oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 bulb fresh fennel, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp fennel seed
1 tub Knorr Homestyle Chicken Stock
1 1/4 cups orange juice
1 3/4 cups water
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
1 1/2 cups wild & brown rice blend
1/2 cup (packed) dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place a large (5 or 6 quart) oven-safe saucepan over medium-high heat. Preheat saucepan for 3 minutes then crumble Italian sausage evenly over the bottom of the pan. Brown the sausage, stirring to break it up into small pieces with a spatula, about 5-7 minutes, then remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Reserve until needed

Reduce heat to medium then place pan back over heat. Add canola oil to the pan and heat for 1 minute. Add yellow onions and fennel to the pan. Saute over medium heat until onions are translucent, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and fennel seeds to the pan. Stir and cook for 1 minute until aroma of garlic is released.

Add Knorr Homestyle chicken stock, orange juice, water, kosher salt, and black pepper to the pot. Stir and raise heat to high. Bring liquid to a boil. Add wild rice, dried cranberries & browned sausage. Stir. Allow ingredients to return to a boil then place pot into the preheated 350 degree oven. Bake rice, uncovered without stirring until liquid has been absorbed and rice is tender yet not mushy, about 55-65 minutes.

Remove from oven, fluff with a fork then stir in toasted hazelnuts and green onions. Serve immediately. If desired, garnish serving dish with a few extra sliced green onions.

Total cooking time: About 1 hour 20 minutes
Total servings: About 10 (1/2 cup) side dish portions
Calories per serving: 282

Recipe by Amanda Simpson
http://www.whatwereeating.com/

From post: Knorr Homestyle Stock Sweet & Savory Wild Rice Dressing w/ Italian Sausage, Orange, Dried Cranberries & Hazelnuts
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