Creamy Wild Rice Casserole with Sausage and Mushrooms
4.4 Stars (27 Reviews)
Yield: 10to 12 servings
prep time: 20 minutesmins
cook time: 1 hourhr45 minutesmins
total time: 2 hourshrs5 minutesmins
This Creamy Wild Rice Casserole with Sausage and Mushrooms feels like a big hug. Creamy meets earthy meets chewy texture…I love it all!
Ingredients
8c.low sodium chicken broth
2c.whole Minnesota wild rice
1lb.sage pork sausagesuch as Jimmy Dean brand
1large yellow onionchopped
6large cloves garlicminced
1lb.portabella mushroomschopped
8oz.button mushroomschopped
½c.unsalted butter
1c.heavy cream
1T.soy sauce
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2T.chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
In a large pot (big enough to add the creamy sausage and mushroom mixture to later) over high heat, bring chicken broth to a boil. Stir in wild rice, turn heat down to low/medium-low, cover, and simmer until wild rice is split open and curled. This should take around 45 minutes. Remove from heat and drain any excess liquid. Fluff with a fork and set aside.
Preheat oven to 325° F.
While wild rice is cooking, start frying the sausage. In a very large skillet with tall sides, over medium to medium-high heat, fry the sausage and onion together. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, breaking up the sausage into bite-size pieces. Add garlic and mushrooms, stirring to combine. Cook until sausage is no longer pink and the onions and mushrooms have completely softened. Add butter, cream, and soy sauce. Add this mixture to the pot of cooked wild rice. Stir thoroughly to combine. Taste test, adding salt and pepper as needed. This dish should have plenty of flavor - don't be afraid to add salt, or even a bit more of the soy sauce. And I LOVE lots of black pepper!
Transfer to a large baking or casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes. Stir and bake for 20 minutes more. Stir and bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot.
Notes
Thank you so much to Laurie Ryan for sharing her version of this wild rice recipe with me, an adaptation of Mary Jo Van Dell’s original recipe.
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