Ingredients
- null 1 cup uncooked Royal Blend® Whole Grain with Texmati® Brown & Wild Rice
- null ⅓ cup butter
- null ½ cup green onions, sliced
- null ½ cup carrots, shredded
- null ½ cup all-purpose flour
- null 4 cups chicken broth
- null ½ cup ham, minced
- null ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- null ¼ teaspoon thyme
- null 1 cup half and half
- null 1 tablespoon dry sherry (optional)
- null ¼ cup toasted almonds, slivered, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare rice according to package directions.
- Melt butter in large saucepan or Dutch oven; cook onions and carrots until tender-crisp. Blend in flour; gradually stir in broth.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; boil, stirring, 1 minute.
- Stir in Royal Blend, ham, pepper, and thyme; simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in half-and-half and sherry.
- Garnish each serving with almonds.