Grilled Chicken with Red Currant Glaze and Quick Wild Rice

Name: Grilled Chicken with Red Currant Glaze and Quick Wild Rice
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 2 packages, Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Ready Rice; 1 teaspoon, grated orange zest plus 2/3 cup juice (2 oranges); 1/2 cup, red currant jam; 1 , shallot, minced; 1 tablespoon minced, fresh thyme; , Salt and pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons, cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold water; 8 (5- to 7-ounce), bone in chicken thighs, skin removed, trimmed; 1/2 cup, golden raisins; 1/4 cup, sliced almonds, toasted