Brown Rice with Tagine Spice, Dried Apricots, and Slivered Almonds

In my not-so-humble opinion, a rice cooker is one of the world's greatest foodie inventions. It's great for just making steamed rice . . . but oh, it does so much more! Put in rice, liquid (water, broth, coconut milk), other ingredients, put in the correct settings . . . and walk away. It does all the work, and holds the cooked product on "warm" until you need it.

What, I ask you, could be better?

Here's a recipe I recently made up, and actually had the presence of mind to input into my Living Cookbook software. Enjoy.

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	Brown Rice with tagine spice, dried apricots, and slivered almonds 1.5 cups brown rice 1 can light coconut milk 1 tbsp tagine spice 12 each dried apricots .5 oz slivered almonds 1 This recipe requires a rice cooker. 2 Combine all ingredients in a 'fuzzy logic' rice cooker that has a brown rice setting. Make sure you know how many 'rice cooker' cups 1.5 cups of rice is, for your rice cooker. Add water, if necessary, to get the fluid level up to the correct line for brown rice. 3 Set rice cooker to 'brown rice' setting, turn on, and cook until done. After the rice is done, fluff with rice paddle, and serve. Servings: 5 Nutrition Facts Serving size: 1 serving Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. Amount Per Serving Calories 332.48 Calories From Fat 74.35 % Daily Value Total Fat 8.64g 13% Saturated Fat 4.47g 22% Cholesterol 0.00mg 0% Sodium 26.25mg 1% Potassium 395.35mg 11% Carbohydrates 57.20g 19% Dietary Fiber 4.21g 16% Protein 5.78g 11% Vitamin A 1229.03IU 24% Vitamin C 0.55mg 0% Calcium 33.38mg 3% Iron 4.77mg 26% Vitamin E 1.40IU 4% Thiamin 0.23mg 15% Riboflavin 0.10mg 5% Niacin 3.48mg 17% Vitamin B6 0.32mg 15% Folate 15.59µg 3% Pantothenic Acid 0.97mg 9% Phosphorus 222.31mg 22% Magnesium 98.26mg 24% Zinc 1.39mg 9% Created using The Living Cookbook recipe management software. Visit www.livingcookbook.com for more great recipes.