Mushroom Wild Rice

Name: Mushroom Wild Rice
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 bacon strips, diced; 118 milliliters uncooked brown rice; 1 teaspoon butter; 397 grams can beef broth; 1 rib celery rib, thinly sliced; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 473 milliliters sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 118 milliliters slivered almonds; 59 milliliters cold water; 237 milliliters uncooked wild rice

Mushroom Wild Rice might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 186 calories, 7g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up salt, rice, slivered almonds, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine the water, wild rice, butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Stir in brown rice. Cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes longer or until rice is tender.

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Brown Rice

Wild Rice

Butter

Water

Rice

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Remove bacon to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute the mushrooms, onion, peppers and celery until vegetables are tender. Stir in broth and remaining salt. Bring to a boil.

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Vegetable

Mushrooms

Peppers

Celery

Bacon

Broth

Onion

Salt

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Paper Towels

Combine the cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into the mushroom mixture. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened; stir in almonds and bacon.

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Corn Starch