I use our homemade sausage in this recipe.
Sausage-and-Wild Rice Casserole
Prep: 20 min., Cook: 30 min., Bake: 1 hr., Stand: 5 min. You can assemble this dish the night before through Step 4 (do not add broth), and refrigerate. Stir in broth just before baking.
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 (1-lb.) package sage ground pork sausage
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
2 (6-oz.) packages long-grain and wild rice mix
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1. Heat 1/2 cup chopped pecans in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until toasted. Remove toasted pecans from skillet.
2. Brown sausage in same skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove sausage from skillet using a slotted spoon; reserve drippings in skillet.
3. Melt butter in hot drippings over medium heat. Add onion and celery, and sauté 10 to 15 minutes or until celery is tender.
4. Remove 1 seasoning packet from rice mixes; reserve for another use. Combine sausage, vegetable mixture, remaining seasoning packet, rice, and next 3 ingredients in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Stir in chicken broth until well blended.
5. Bake, covered, at 325° for 1 hour or until liquid is almost absorbed. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Sausage-and-Wild Rice Casserole
Prep: 20 min., Cook: 30 min., Bake: 1 hr., Stand: 5 min. You can assemble this dish the night before through Step 4 (do not add broth), and refrigerate. Stir in broth just before baking.
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 (1-lb.) package sage ground pork sausage
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
2 (6-oz.) packages long-grain and wild rice mix
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1. Heat 1/2 cup chopped pecans in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until toasted. Remove toasted pecans from skillet.
2. Brown sausage in same skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove sausage from skillet using a slotted spoon; reserve drippings in skillet.
3. Melt butter in hot drippings over medium heat. Add onion and celery, and sauté 10 to 15 minutes or until celery is tender.
4. Remove 1 seasoning packet from rice mixes; reserve for another use. Combine sausage, vegetable mixture, remaining seasoning packet, rice, and next 3 ingredients in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Stir in chicken broth until well blended.
5. Bake, covered, at 325° for 1 hour or until liquid is almost absorbed. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
