Spiced Pumpkin and Pecan Congee

Congee - or breakfast porridge - provides comforting warmth and the ability to keep us full throughout the morning. Add next-level, sweet goodness with a combination of spiced pumpkin or butternut squash to add tender texture, chewy chopped dates to bring the instant sweetne...

Congee - or breakfast porridge - provides comforting warmth and the ability to keep us full throughout the morning. Add next-level, sweet goodness with a combination of spiced pumpkin or butternut squash to add tender texture, chewy chopped dates to bring the instant sweetness and toasted pecans to impart a nutty crunch. Drizzle with maple syrup and dig on in.

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10m
PREP TIME
55m
COOK TIME
289
CALORIES
10
INGREDIENTS

Servings: 5

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown jasmine rice
  • 1 1/2 cups cut-up peeled pumpkin, (1/2-inch chunks) substitution Substitutions available
    • cut-up peeled butternut squash
  • 3 cups carrot juice
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup chopped dates
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

  • 1 Bring rice, pumpkin, carrot juice, water and sea salt to boil in 5-quart Dutch oven on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 45 to 55 minutes or until rice and pumpkin are tender and desired consistency is reached. Stir in pumpkin pie spice.
  • 2 To serve, spoon pumpkin congee into serving bowls. Top each with yogurt, dates and pecans. Drizzle with maple syrup.

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