Sweet Tea Rice With Jalapeño, Peaches, And Pecans

• 2 cups sweetened tea
• 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 large fresh peach, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Bring tea to a boil in a 3-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat; stir in rice and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes or until tea is absorbed and rice is tender.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add pecans, and cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes or until toasted and fragrant. Add jalapeno, and saute 1 minute. Stir in hot cooked rice, diced fresh peach, chives, 1/4 tsp. salt, and pepper.

tea, longgrain rice, salt, butter, pecans, pepper, fresh peach, fresh chives, salt, pepper

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-tea-rice-with-jalapeno (may not work)