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