Name: Chestnut, Wild Rice, and Pistachio Dressing
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup natural wild rice; Fine sea salt; 1 cup basmati rice; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) salted butter; 2 cups diced celery (from 5 stalks); 2 cups diced yellow onion (from 1 large); 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme; 1/2 cup shelled salted pistachios, crushed; 8 ounces cooked chestnuts, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Wild rice Thanksgiving stuffing with chestnuts and pistachios in a bowl next to a wooden spoon.

Chestnut, Wild Rice, and Pistachio DressingJennifer May

Between the rich chestnuts and the buttery rice, this dish has the chops to be a main.

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