Beef And Wild Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. boiling water
1 c. uncooked wild rice
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can beef bouillon
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. each celery salt, garlic salt, pepper and paprika
1 lb. fresh mushrooms
3 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. celery, chopped
1/2 c. onion, chopped
2 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 c. slivered almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Pour boiling water over rice.
Cover and let stand 15 minutes.
Drain; place rice in casserole dish. Add soups and seasonings.
Mix gently.
Slice and saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter.
Mix into rice.
Saute celery and onion in 1 tablespoon butter butter until limp.
Mix into rice.
Brown meat; add to rice and mix.
Sprinkle with almonds.
Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours.
May be refrigerated up to 24 hours before baking. Makes 10 servings.