Wild Rice And Spinach Gratin Food

SPINACH, SARDINE AND RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Oil a 1 1/2 to 2-quart gratin or baking dish. Remove the sardines from the oil and separate them into fillets. Set the oil aside.
• Wilt the spinach either by steaming or blanching. To blanch bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt generously and add the spinach. Blanch for no more than 20 seconds (do this in batches). Transfer to a bowl of cold water, drain and squeeze out excess water. If you prefer, you can wilt the spinach by steaming for about 1 minute over an inch of boiling water. Chop medium-fine.
• Heat the olive oil (not the oil from the sardines) in the skillet over medium heat and add the onion and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt, stir in the garlic and thyme and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute, then add the chopped wilted spinach, flour, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir together for 1 minute, until everything is blended. Add the milk and cooked rice and stir together for about 1 minute, until you no longer see liquid in the pan. Remove from the heat. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
• Spread half the rice and spinach in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with the sardine fillets in one layer. Drizzle a tablespoon of the oil from the cans over the sardines, then top with the remaining rice and spinach in an even layer. Sprinkle on the breadcrumbs and drizzle on another tablespoon of the oil from the sardine cans. Place in the oven and bake 15 minutes, until sizzling. Serve hot or warm.

SPINACH AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook wild rice according to the directions on the package, then sit aside. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes until the onions are translucent, approximately 10 minutes. Add a bag of baby spinach leaves to the skillet, stirring until wilted. Sprinkle in flour and cook for 1 minute. Add vegetable broth along with half and half. Stir until thickened, approximately 5 minutes. Stir in Gruyere cheese and cooked wild rice, remove from stove top. Spoon mixture into a prepared casserole dish, then sprinkle with extra cheese. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees fro approximately 25 to 30 minutes or until the cheese melts and is bubbly. Serve warm.

SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add the flour and nutmeg and cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes. Add the cream and milk and cook until thickened. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach and add the spinach to the sauce. Add 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese and mix well. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Transfer the spinach to a baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and the Gruyere on top. Bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve hot.
• Note: This recipe has been updated and may differ from what was originally broadcast or published.

WILD RICE & BUTTERNUT SQUASH GRATIN

Steps:

• Start by cooking the rice ingredients. Boil 6 cups of water in a medium-large saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon of the salt, bay leaf and wild rice. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. After that time has lapsed, add the white long grain rice to the saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes until the rice is tender. Remove saucepan from heat, discard bay leaf, rinse under warm water and drain. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 9 x 12" rectangle or oval baking dish by greasing well with oil or cooking spray.
• Meanwhile, in a 5 or 6 qt Dutch oven heat one tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add diced squash and cook until golden and tender, about 6 - 8 minutes while stirring often.
• Add another 1 tablespoon of oil to the Dutch oven along with the leeks. Cook for 5 minutes until the leeks are tender. Remove from heat.
• Add the cooked rice, pecans and cranberries to the Dutch oven. Season with sage, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir gently to combine. Leave the mixture in the Dutch oven.
• In a medium bowl combine the breadcrumbs, cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese. Remove about 1½ cups of the breadcrumb and cheese mixture and add it to the rice mixture in the Dutch oven, stirring gently to combine. Transfer the rice mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle the remaining breadcrumb and cheese mixture over the dish and drizzle top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Cover lightly with foil wrap and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 - 15 minutes until the top is golden and crispy. Garnish top with additional chopped sage.

WILD RICE AND SPINACH GRATIN

Steps:

• preheat oven to 425.
• cook rice according to pkge directions, using beef broth as part of the liquid melt butter in skillet, add mushrooms, saute until browned.
• add spinach, cook until wilted, add cream cheese until melted.
• add rice mixture, stir.
• transfer mixture to 8 small baking dishes, top with swiss cheese.
• bake 40 minutes until browned.

SPINACH, HAM, AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine spinach, rice, milk, eggs, 3/4 cup cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add wine and cook until evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add ham and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
• Add ham mixture to spinach mixture and stir to combine. Transfer to four 10-ounce ramekins or an 8-ounce square baking dish; top with 1/4 cup cheese. Bake until warmed through and golden brown on top, 20 to 30 minutes.