Minnesota Wild Rice Hotdish
This classic Minnesota wild rice hotdish combines tender wild rice, savory pork sausage, and a creamy sauce for a comforting midwestern casserole that's perfect for holidays, potlucks, and family dinners.
Ingredients
Wild Rice
- 1 ½ cups raw wild rice
- 6 cups water
- 1 tsp. salt
Hotdish
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 # Italian pork sausage mild
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 10.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- ½ tsp. black pepper
Instructions
Preparing the Wild Rice
- Place raw wild rice in a bowl and cover with cold water. Using your fingers, mix it up and remove anything floating on top of the water. This may need to be done twice. Drain.1 1/2 cups raw wild rice
- Place water and salt into a large saucepan. Add wild rice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cover. Allow rice to simmer for 45 minutes. Drain any excess liquid and place in a large mixing bowl.6 cups water, 1 tsp. salt
Hotdish
- Place pork sausage in a skillet and cook until no longer pink. Drain any grease and add to the bowl with rice.1 # Italian pork sausage
- In the same skillet, add olive oil and sauté celery & onion until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Add to the mixing bowl.1 tbsp. olive oil, 1 cup celery, 1 cup onion
- Stir in cooked rice, soup, chicken broth, soy sauce and pepper.1 10.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup, 2 cups chicken broth, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- Pour mixture into 9x13 pan. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Remove foil and cook another 15-20 minutes until liquid is soaked up.
Notes
- You could also add sliced mushrooms, green peppers, water chestnuts or slivered almonds to the casserole.
- Use spicy Italian sausage for more of a kick!
- Wild rice can be cooked ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days before assembling. Huge time saver!
- This recipe is tested using 100% wild rice, not a rice blend.
