Cornbread, Mushroom, and Wild Rice Dressing

Name: Cornbread, Mushroom, and Wild Rice Dressing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 177 milliliters finely diced celery; 355 milliliters cooked wild rice; 946 milliliters cornbread crumbs; 1 Tbsp dry mustard; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 237 milliliters fresh or dried wild mushrooms, chopped; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 113 grams thinly sliced pancetta, chopped; 1 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 532 milliliters mushroom broth or vegetable broth; 473 milliliters sliced white button mushrooms; 237 milliliters finely diced white onion

Cornbread, Mushroom, and Wild Rice Dressing might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. One serving contains 228 calories, 8g of protein, and 10g of fat. This dairy free recipe serves 8. A mixture of pepper, onion, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Cook chopped pancetta in a large saut pan over medium-high heat 7 minutes or until crisp (most of fat is rendered). Reduce heat to medium.

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Pancetta

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Frying Pan

Add onion, celery, and garlic, and saut 8 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften; transfer to a large mixing bowl, and let cool 10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients.

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Vegetable

Celery

Garlic

Onion

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Mixing Bowl

Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 9-inch square baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Bake, covered with foil, at 400 for 20 minutes. Uncover, and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until browned.

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

*If pancetta (Italian bacon that's cured with salt and spices but not smoked) is unavailable, substitute uncured bacon or ham. You can also use olive oil or butter, but they slightly alter the flavor.

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Olive Oil

Pancetta

Butter

Spices

Bacon

Salt

Ham

**Fantastic fresh wild mushrooms have become much easier to get. But if they're unavailable, try dried mushrooms for great flavor. The liquid they produce also tastes terrific and can be used for broth, soups, and sauces. (If using dried mushrooms, rehydrate in 2 1/2 cups warm water; strain and reserve liquid to use as broth. Chop after rehydrating.)

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Mushrooms

Broth

Water

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Servings:

177milliliters

finely diced celery 355milliliters

cooked wild rice 946milliliters

cornbread crumbs 1Tbsp

dry mustard 2larges

eggs, lightly beaten 237milliliters

fresh or dried wild mushrooms, chopped 1Tbsp

fresh thyme leaves 2

garlic cloves, minced 113grams

thinly sliced pancetta, chopped 1teaspoons

freshly ground pepper 1teaspoons

salt 532milliliters

mushroom broth or vegetable broth 473milliliters

sliced white button mushrooms 237milliliters

finely diced white onion

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Cornbread works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 56 dollars.