Wild Rice Hot Dish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. boiling water
1 c. raw wild rice
1 c. cream of mushroom soup
1 c. cream of chicken soup
1 (8 oz.) can mushrooms, drained
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 c. boiling water
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 lb. ground beef or sausage
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. onion salt
1/4 tsp. paprika
3/4 c. celery, chopped
6 Tbsp. onion, chopped
1/2 c. slivered almonds
2 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Pour the 4 cups boiling water over the wild rice and let stand 15 minutes in a bowl; drain.
Add soups, mushrooms, bouillon cubes, which have been dissolved in 1 cup boiling water.
Add bay leaf. Mix in seasonings.
Saute onion and celery in butter.
Add to first mixture.
Brown ground beef or pork sausage; drain fat.
Add to mixture and stir together.
Put in large casserole dish.
Sprinkle with almonds (optional).
Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours in 350\u00b0 oven or until rice is done.
Remove bay leaf.
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