Friday, September 2, 2011

Wild Rice and Ground Beef Casserole

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped
½ lb. fresh mushrooms 
1/2 to 1 bag of fresh spinach 1 ½ c. wild rice, (one package if prepackaged) uncooked
3 c. chicken broth

garlic powder to taste
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Directions

  • Saute onion 3-5min med. Add ground beef and mushrooms until all meat is cooked. Drain if necessary. Transfer the meat to a 3 quart shallow, oblong casserole. 
  • Put wild rice, chicken broth, spinach, and seasonings in casserole dish. Mix. Stir in meat and veg. Bake covered at 375 degrees for 1.5 hours, stirring once or twice during baking. During one of your stirring times taste test to make sure you have enough seasonings. Uncover and bake 10 minutes to evaporate any excess liquid and brown the top of the casserole. 
  • Feeds 4
I forgot to take a picture before we ate it all! LOL I would have thought it would have fed 6 adults but 3 adults and 2 toddlers = no leftovers!