Not sure how to cook wild rice? Here's a quick primer: Place 1 cup wild rice, 4 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt in a heavy 3-quart saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 45 to 60 ...

When it comes to making dinner, you might switch up your grain routine by subbing in brown rice or quinoa for standard white rice. These alternatives boast more fiber and protein than their white ...

How to Make Chicken Wild Rice Soup This rice soup is all about two smart moves, poach the boneless skinless chicken righ ...

Although it's been used in the kitchen for generations, you might be surprised to hear that wild rice isn't actually rice at all — it's a seed. This North American, semi-aquatic grass grows in bays, ...

Whether it is red, brown, white, Basmati, Jasmine, wild or black, long-grain or short-grain, rice offers good taste and nutrition. Heart healthy and vitamin rich, rice is low fat, low in calories, ...

Grain salads don’t only hold their own against leafy salads — they often outshine them. And you know what countertop appliance really aids in said salads? A rice cooker! With "Top Chef" heading to ...

We're 10 days into September and I'm already serving foods that I would generally save until mid- or late October. One of the fall favorites at my house is a wild rice/sausage/zucchini dish that turns ...

The Star Tribune published its first wild rice soup recipe on Dec. 17, 1975. In the intervening years, more than 60 iterations have followed, which probably makes wild rice soup, in all its variations ...

Dear Lisa: I have trouble cooking wild rice consistently because the cooking time seems to be different every time I make it. Are the grains supposed to be crunchy or burst open? Is that a reliable ...

Robin Mahan, a culinary consultant for the Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council in St. Paul, can think of unlimited uses for cooked wild rice. For breakfast, she would swirl some into pancake or ...