Pumpkin Rice with Apricots

• 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

1. In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil.
2. Add rice and stir.
3. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and stir in the onions.
5. Slowly cook and stir onions until soft.
6. Mix in the pumpkin, apricots, salt and 3/4 cup water.
7. Cook 20 minutes.
8. Mix rice into the pumpkin mixture.
9. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until pumpkin is tender.

white rice, water, butter, onions, sugar pumpkin, apricots, salt

Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-rice-with-apricots/ (may not work)