Holiday Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 bell pepper, chopped
3 cups cooked rice
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons cooked broccoli, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Slivered almonds
parsley

Preparation

Cook onion, celery, and bell pepper in butter in heavy skillet until tender.
Add rice, salt, broccoli and parsley.
Stir well.
Pour into warm buttered ring mold and turn out on tray, or shape your own ring.
Serve with bowl of beef curry, shrimp creole, or your favorite entree in center of ring.\tGarnish with silvered almonds and parsley.
Serves 8.