Creamy Wild Mushroom And Wild Rice Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring rice, broth and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed., Preheat oven to 350°. In a large nonstick skillet, saute celery, onion and mushrooms in butter until tender. Stir in soup, salt and rice; transfer to a 3-cup baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Taste broth; if bland, season to taste with salt. In a medium pot, bring broth to a boil over high heat. Stir in rice, lower heat, cover and simmer until just tender, about 40 minutes or according to package directions. Fluff rice with a fork, cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sauté vegetables: In a large, heavy skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over high heat. Add half the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until brown and crispy, about 8 minutes. Adjust heat as needed to prevent burning. Transfer cooked mushrooms to a plate and sprinkle lightly with salt. Repeat with remaining mushrooms and another tablespoon oil, adding more oil to the skillet if it looks dry.
• In the empty skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Stir in leeks, fennel and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, until soft but not browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in spinach, chopped garlic, tomato paste and red pepper flakes, and cook until garlic starts turning golden, another 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees, and oil a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish.
• In a blender, purée 2 cans beans with their liquid, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 grated garlic clove, and salt to taste. (If your beans are unsalted, they might need more than you'd think.)
• Stir bean purée, remaining whole beans (drained), mushrooms, cilantro, parsley and cooked wild rice into skillet with vegetables. Taste and add more salt or lemon as needed; it should be well seasoned. Scrape into prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, rosemary, lemon zest, remaining 2 grated garlic cloves and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in 1/4 cup olive oil and Parmesan, if using.
• Sprinkle evenly on top of casserole and bake until golden, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving, topped with flaky sea salt.

Steps:

• Make the bread crumbs -- In a small food processor, take a couple slices of bread and process till you get fine crumbs. Measure out 1 1/2 cups. Then you can either buy ground or chopped fine pecans or you can grind your own. I like to buy the small 1/2 cup packages when I only need a small amount. In a large saute pan, add the the butter and melt on medium high, add the bread crumbs and nuts and cook until lightly browned, 3-4 minutes is all it takes. Remove and let cool.
• Rice -- Make the rice according to directions. Any time I cook with rice, couscous, etc., I try to use chicken or vegetable broth rather than water to cook the grains. It just adds so much flavor with little work, but that is optional. Cook the rice and add to a 13x9 greased (or sprayed with pam) casserole dish.
• Vegetables -- In that same pan we made the bread crumbs in (no need to use another pan), heat the olive oil and butter on medium heat and add the fennel, onions and mushrooms and cook on medium until they have become translucent and the mushrooms tender, about 7-10 minutes. then add the thyme, parsley salt and pepper and mix well. Add this to the rice in the casserole dish and lightly mix.
• Sauce -- Once again in that same pan, add the butter and melt on medium, then add the flour and mix to make a roux. Let it cook just a minute. Now add the milk and stir well. Add in the sherry and then the seasoning. Bring to a medium boil just until it slightly thickens and then add in the shredded cheese and stir. Cook until nice a creamy and thick. Should resemble a nice cheese sauce. Pour this mixture over the rice and vegetables. Lightly toss to combine.
• Topping -- Top with those bread crumbs and bake at 350 for 20 minutes until bubbly and the bread crumbs are golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Cook the rice according to package directions.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook under tender 6-8 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until tender 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and thyme and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with the spinach.
• Wipe out skillet and heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Sprinkle flour over the oil and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in the milk. Simmer whisking often until thickened about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add cheese, red pepper, salt and pepper; stir until the cheese melts and sauce is smooth.
• Shred chicken, discarding skin and bones. Add the chicken and rice to the cheese mixture and toss to coat.
• Fold in the spinach mushroom mixture.
• Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Cover with foil and bake until bubbling around the edges 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine rice, thyme, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stock or broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Wash mushrooms well; slice large mushrooms into thick slices, cut small mushrooms in half.
• Melt butter in a large stovetop casserole dish. Add onions; saute until golden brown. Add prepared mushrooms; saute until lightly browned. Season to taste with remaining salt and pepper. Stir in rice mixture and any stock or broth not absorbed.
• Cover and bake 15 to 20 minutes. To serve, sprinkle parsley over top.

Steps:

• Cover wild rice with boiling water and soak for 1 hour. Drain.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in mushrooms and onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Combine soaked wild rice and uncooked white rice in a bowl. Add mushroom-onion mixture and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Add chicken broth, cream, almonds, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil, dot with remaining butter, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Bake casserole until cheese and butter have melted, about 5 more minutes.