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Pork and Wild Rice Casserole

Pork and Wild Rice Casserole

Cost $20, save $25

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  • 60 Min
  • 12 Servings
  • $20

INGREDIENTS

  • Grains

    • 🍚 2 cups uncooked wild rice

  • Liquids

    • 💧 6 cups water
    • 🥛 3 ½ cups half and half
    • 1 (18 ounce) can ready-to-serve cream of mushroom soup

  • Protein

    • 🥓 6 slices bacon
    • 4 pounds ground pork

  • Vegetables

    • 🧅 1 medium onion, chopped
    • ½ cup celery, chopped
    • 🍄 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained, liquid reserved
    • 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimento
    • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

  • Others

    • 🧈 2 tablespoons butter
    • ½ cup flour
    • 1 cup slivered almonds

STEPS

1

Place rice and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 45 minutes.

2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3

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. Drain and set aside.

4

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.

5

Mix in 6 cups cooked rice, cooked bacon, cooked pork, mushrooms, almonds, pimento, parsley, salt, and pepper.

6

Transfer into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

598

Calories

  • 35
    Protein
  • 28
    Carbs
  • 39
    Fats

💡 You can prepare this dish a day ahead and reheat for 20 minutes at serving time.Consider using fresh Italian sausage instead of ground pork; remove the casing before cooking.Add more parsley for a fresh and vibrant flavor.