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McRory's Wild Rice Pilaf Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 1/2 c. chicken stock, 1/3 c. wild rice (rinsed), 2/3 c. brown/wild rice pilaf (with dried carrots and celery), Or 1 c. wild rice with sautéed carrots and celery (1 c. celery, 2 small carrots)

6 slices bacon
1 med. onion, chopped
1/4 pound mushrooms (diced)
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 T. butter
Directions:
Directions:
Bring rice to boil in stock and simmer 35 minutes. Do not drain. Fry bacon until crisp, remove from pan. Pour off all but 3 T. of drippings. Add onions, celery, carrots,butter and saute 3-4 minutes. Add mushrooms and seasonings and saute 2 more minutes. Put rice, bacon, vegetables and stock in a baking dish and cover tightly with lid and bake at 350º for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, till rice is tender. Toasted almonds are fabulous with this dish. You can add 1/2 c. chopped, toasted almonds when you add the bacon.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6-8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
45 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Kelly and I have been trading recipes for years and it is always fun to try new recipes, so we try to have one in our back pocket when we visit.

This is a great make ahead dish and the leftovers are wonderful made into my Mad Hatters Mushroom Soup.

 

 

 

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