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wild rice dressing

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Trina Martell
Minneapolis, MN

While Bread dressing is common for Thanksgiving, for a little variety and a traditional dish, try Wild Rice dressing instead. It takes a little time but is well worth the effort.

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10
prep time 1 Hr 30 Min

Ingredients For wild rice dressing

  • WILD RICE PREPARATION
  • 3 c
    wild rice, uncooked
  • 10 c
    water
  • 3 Tbsp
    olive oil, light
  • ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 c
    olive oil, light
  • 10
    button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1
    celery heart, diced
  • or
  • 5
    celery stalks, diced
  • 1
    white onion, medium, diced
  • 2 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp
    black pepper
  • 1 tsp
    sea salt
  • 1 tsp
    thyme, dried
  • 1/2 tsp
    sage, ground
  • 1/2 tsp
    rosemary, dried

How To Make wild rice dressing

  • 1
    WILD RICE PREPARATION:
  • 2
    Bring water to a rolling boil in a 5 quart saucepan. Add olive oil and wild rice. Return to a rolling boil (about 10 minutes) and stir.
  • 3
    Reduce heat to a simmer and continue cooking until wild rice has "split".
  • 4
    Drain all water from rice.
  • 5
    DRESSING PREPARATION:
  • 6
    In same 5-quart sauce pan, add , mushrooms, onion, celery, garlic, pepper, thyme, sage and rosemary. Sauteed until vegetables are tender.
  • 7
    Remove saucepan from heat and add wild rice. Stir well and serve.
  • 8
    NOTE:
  • 9
    To make life a little less hectic on Thanksgiving day, I cook the wild rice the weekend before and store in a gallon size ziploc bag in the refrigerator.
  • 10
    The day of Thanksgiving I sauteed the vegetables and seasoning and mix in the wild rice. I then place in a large casserole dish and put in the oven for 30 minutes at 350F.
  • 11
    If there's any leftover, you can make Wild Rice & Turkey Soup.

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