Hearty Sausage-Rice Casserole With Pecans by Nita
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hearty sausage and rice casserole with pecans by nita |
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serves about 12 |
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note: this could be halved and frozen easily. |
2 boxes uncle ben's long grain and wild rice |
(note: use only one of the seasoning packets) |
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1/3 cup | white rice |
5-1/2 cup | boiling water |
1 | knorr beef bouillon cube |
3 Tbsp | butter |
1/2 tsp | crushed basil |
1/2 tsp | crushed herbs de provencal or, oregano and parsley |
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combine in a large boiler and cook according to package directions for |
about 25 minutes or until tender and water is mostly absorbed: remove |
from heat and set aside. meanwhile, peel, chop and set aside 1 medium |
sweet type onion. in a frying pan, break up and saute' until browned: 1 |
or 1 1/2 pounds bulk mild sausage |
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when sausage is done, remove it from pan. drain on paper towels to remove |
excess fat. set aside in a medium bowl. saute' onion in the sausage |
drippings (add a little butter if needed) until tender and somewhat |
translucent. remove onions from pan when done and add to bowl with cooked |
sausage. stir to combine. drain mushrooms, discard liquid and chop |
medium chop: |
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1 large | jar sliced mushrooms |
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add chopped mushrooms to sausage and onion mixture. |
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add: 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped pecans to above. |
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when rice has cooled somewhat, combine it in a large bowl with the |
sausage, onions, mushrooms, pecans. stir together gently to combine. |
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add and stir in well: |
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1 can | campbell's cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup |
1 | soup can half & half or milk |
1/4 tsp | ground black pepper |
1/2 to 1 tsp | table salt |
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pour mixture into a large baking pan and sprinkle with plain bread crumbs |
if desired -- (optional - if using bread crumbs, drizzle with excess |
sausage drippings and melted butter). bake in preheated oven at 350 |
degrees f. for 25 to 30 minutes. serve hot. |
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note: crushed potato chips could be used for chopping. |
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may cover mixture and refrigerate overnight and bake the next day. remove |
from refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking and bake as above only if |
the mixture is cold, it may require a bit of milk and baking for about 40 |
minutes. serve with green salad or cole slaw. |
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nita holleman |
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(ID: 8878) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Wed, Feb 4, 2004 |