Rice and Pears Mediterranean

Description
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

 * ⅔ cup finely chopped celery
 * ½ cup finely chopped onion
 * 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
 * 3 cups cooked rice
 * ½ teaspoon curry powder
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ¼ cup dry white wine
 * 6 canned pear halves
 * curry powder (optional)
 * ¼ cup mint or currant jelly

Directions

 * 1) Cook celery and onion in butter in large skillet over medium heat until soft but not brown.
 * 2) Stir in rice, curry, salt and wine; heat thoroughly.
 * 3) Turn into greased baking dish. Top with pears, cut sides up. Sprinkle pears with additional curry powder, if desired.
 * 4) Spoon jelly into pear centers. Broil.
 * 5) When jelly melts, spread over pears and continue cooking until pears are glazed.