Pumpkin Rice with Apricots

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 3/4 cups water, divided
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 6 cups peeled, seeded and diced sugar pumpkin
• 1 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and stir in the onions. Slowly cook and stir onions until soft. Mix in the pumpkin, apricots, salt and 3/4 cup water. Cook 20 minutes.

Mix rice into the pumpkin mixture. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until pumpkin is tender.