CREAMY TURKEY & RICE CASSEROLE (CHICKEN, TOO)

Creamy Turkey & Rice Casserole (Chicken, Too) image

Provided by Southern Lady

Categories Poultry

Time 1h

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

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3 cups rice, prepared
1 lb ground turkey (or chicken)
1 tablespoon olive oil (DIVIDED)
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can mushroom soup (use chicken if you don't like mushrooms)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 -2 tablespoon dried parsley
2 -4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 -8 dashes hot sauce
1/4 cup sherry wine or 1/4 cup red wine
1/2-1 cup onion, chopped
1/4-1/2 cup green bell peppers or 1/4-1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1 -2 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 -1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated

Steps:

Prepare rice as instructed on package.
In skillet, brown turkey in 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil, drizzling it evenly over turkey. Your meat shouldn't be chunky (small pieces). Place in large mixing bowl.
In same skillet, add remaining olive oil, sherry and sauté onion, green pepper, and garlic until tender.
In sm-medium bowl, mix together sour cream, mayo, ground pepper, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
Combine soup mixture into large bowl with meat mixture and mix well.
Stir rice into meat mixture until covered well (don't overwork the rice - prevents mushy results).
Spray oil over an oblong casserole dish and pour mixture evenly into dish.
Sprinkle grated cheese evenly over top of mixture.
Bake COVERED for 40-45 minutes until bubbly.
Before adding cheese, if you think your mixture looks a little dry, evenly pour 3-6 tablespoons of cream or milk over the top. Fork a few tiny openings for cream to work its way down into casserole dish.