Pork and Wild Rice Casserole
Pork and Wild Rice Casserole might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 754 calories, 38g of protein, and 52g of fat. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up celery, pimento, rice, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the slivered almonds you could follow this main course with the Avocado Chocolate Ganache Mousse as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Instructions
Place rice and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown.
Drain, crumble, and set aside.
Place pork in skillet and cook until evenly brown.
Reduce skillet heat to medium and melt butter. Stir in onion and celery, and cook until tender; set aside.
Mix flour into remaining butter until smooth. In a bowl, mix the reserved mushroom liquid and half and half; stir into the skillet and cook until thickened. Stir in the soup.
Mix in 6 cups cooked rice, cooked bacon, cooked pork, mushrooms, almonds, pimento, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Transfer to a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.