Bacon Wild Rice Casserole Recipes

WILD RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Melt butter in 10 inch frypan (non-stick) over medium heat.
• Cook wild rice, mushrooms and onions in butter about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
• Stir in water, salt and pepper.
• Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally, reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 40 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender, drain if necessary.
• Stir in bacon pieces.

BACON AND MUSHROOM WILD RICE

Steps:

• Melt margarine in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook wild rice, mushrooms and onions in margarine about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
• Stir in water, salt and pepper. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 40 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender; drain if necessary. Stir in bacon bits.

BACON & WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to directions. Fry bacon until crisp. Reserve 1/4 cup of bacon grease to saute onions, green pepper, celery and mushrooms until tender. Drain and set aside, while mixing soups together. Chop bacon and mix all ingredients together in a large casserole. Bake in large casserole pan at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes.

MINNESOTA WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• (Properly cooked wild rice should be split and soft.).
• Fry all the bacon until very crisp. Drain and save some of the fat. Crumble the bacon into little pieces.
• In some of the reserved bacon fat sauté the vegetables until soft.
• To the sauteed vegetables, add the chicken bouillon and mix. Then add all the other ingredients. Combine and mix.
• If the mixture seems dry, add the melted butter.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (remember, the bacon is salty).
• Place mixture into a glass casserole dish. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until warmed through.

WILD RICE WITH MUSHROOMS AND BACON

Steps:

• Fry bacon til crisp and drain most of the drippings.
• Crumble bacon and set aside.
• Sauté mushrooms and wild rice in remaining bacon drippings about 3 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Cover pan and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Cook 45-60 minutes or'til rice is puffed and tender.
• Fluff rice with a fork, tast, and add salt to taste.
• Cook uncovered to evaporate any excess moisture if necessary.
• Toss with crumbled bacon before serving.
• Makes about 6 cups.

QUICK WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Dice bacon and fry for 1 minute.
• Add celery and onion. Fry 4 minutes.
• Add everything else and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Put in a casserole dish and bake at 350' for 1 hour.

WILD RICE CASSEROLE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• In a 1 1/2 quart baking dish, mix chicken broth, uncooked wild rice, water chestnuts, 2 tablespoons butter and salt.
• Cover, and bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes.
• While rice mixture is baking, melt remaining butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place mushrooms and onion in skillet, and slowly cook and stir until tender. Stir mushrooms and onion into the wild rice mixture, cover, and continue baking 30 minutes, or until liquid has been absorbed.