Pork and Wild Rice Casserole Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Rice Side Dish Recipes. (Pork and Wild Rice Casserole Recipe). This recipe is a delicious use of wild rice. Just be sure to season your ground pork if you don't buy it preseasoned (usually labeled as pork sausage). Fresh Italian sausage can also be used, just cut open the casing. Works great prepared a day ahead and re-heated for 20 minutes at serving time.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Pork and Wild Rice Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked wild rice

6 cups water

6 slices bacon

4 pounds ground pork

2 tablespoons butter

1 medium onion

chopped

½ cup celery

chopped

½ cup flour

3 ½ cups half and half

1 (18 ounce) can ready to serve cream of mushroom soup

1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms

drained

liquid reserved

1 cup slivered almonds

1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimento

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

My Favorite Mexican Rice

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 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.

Step 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. Mix in 6 cups cooked rice cooked bacon cooked pork mushrooms almonds pimento parsley salt and pepper. Transfer to a 9x13 inch casserole dish.

Step 5

Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

Nutritional Information

Pork and Wild Rice Casserole Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 598.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 35.1g 70%

Carbohydrates: 27.5g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 3.6g 15%

Sugars: 2.2g

Fat: 38.9g 60%

Saturated Fat: 13.6g 68%

Cholesterol: 146.2mg 49%

Vitamin A Iu: 584.1IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.3mg 64%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 9.7mg 16%

Folate: 47.7mcg 12%

Calcium: 132.1mg 13%

Iron: 3.3mg 18%

Magnesium: 94mg 34%

Potassium: 685mg 19%

Sodium: 663.1mg 27%

Thiamin: 0.8mg 82%

Calories From Fat: 350

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.