Minnesota Real Wild Rice Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups chicken broth
4 cups wild rice
3 cups cubed, stale cranberry-walnut bread
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
3/4 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup pine nuts
1 onion, diced
1 Granny Smith apple, diced
1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots
4 cloves garlic, pressed

Preparation

Bring 8 cups chicken broth and wild rice to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat and simmer until rice is partially tender, about 30 minutes.
Mix partially-cooked wild rice with chicken broth, cranberry-walnut bread, 1 cup chicken broth, celery, water chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts, onion, apple, apricots, and garlic together in a slow cooker.
Cook on Low until wild rice has softened and split, at least 40 more minutes.