Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  6                     artichoke
  1                     lemon
  1           teaspoon  black peppercorns
  2          teaspoons  fresh lemon juice
     3/4      teaspoon  salt
  1 1/2           cups  wild and long grain rice
  3               cups  chicken broth
  1           teaspoon  cashews
  1 1/2           cups  mayonnaise

Preparation:

trim bottom of artichokes to stand upright trim thorns from tip of leaves remove and discard top third of artichokes tie a lemon slice onto the top and bottom of each place into a saucepot with water to cover, over a high flame add peppercorns, lemon juice, salt, and any remaining lemon slices bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30-60 minutes, until tender remove from water, remove lemon slices, invert, and drain allowing to cool completely heat stock to a boil, in a saucepot, over a high flame add rice mix, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 23-25 minutes remove from heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes remove center leaves from cooled artichokes remove choke with a spoon fill with heated rice mixture sprinkle with cashews serve hot, with mayonnaise to the side

Nutritional Information:

481 Calories (kcal); 48g Total Fat; (82% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 19mg Cholesterol; 1082mg Sodium