Best Creamy Wild Mushroom And Wild Rice Casserole Recipes

CREAMY CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

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.

CREAMY WILD MUSHROOM AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

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.