Mushroom Wild Rice Side Dish Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
• 8 strips bacon, diced
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
• 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring water, wild rice, butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
• 3 stir in brown rice.
• 4 cover and simmer 20-25 minutes longer or until rice is tender.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
• 6 remove bacon to paper towels, drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
• 7 in the drippings, saute mushrooms, onion, peppers and celery until tender.
• 8 stir in broth and remaining salt.
• 9 bring to a boil.
• 10 combine the cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into the mushroom mixture.
• 11 cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly; stir in almonds and bacon.
• 12 drain rice; add mushroom mixture.
• 13 transfer to a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 14 cover and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
• 15 uncover, bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through.