Wild Rice Au Gratin Food

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 SALAD

Steps:

• Place the wild rice in a medium pot with 4 cups of water and 2 teaspoons of salt and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes, until the rice is very tender. Drain well and place the rice back in the pot. Cover and allow to steam for 10 minutes. While the rice is still warm, place it in a mixing bowl. Peel the oranges with a sharp knife, removing all the white pith. Cut between the membranes and add the orange sections to the bowl with the rice. Add the olive oil, orange juice, raspberry vinegar, grapes, pecans, cranberries, scallions, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and the pepper. Allow to sit for 30 minutes for the flavors to blend. Taste for seasonings and serve at room temperature.

RICE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Stir in salt and pepper. To make a white sauce.
• 2. Put a layer of rice in greased small baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover with a layer of sauce. Keep alternating ingredients until all are used, with a layer of cheese on top. Bake in hot over at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.

WILD RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Beat the eggs well and season with salt and pepper. Stir in rice, cheese and parsley.
• Lightly saute the green onions, using both green and white parts, in a large skillet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• If using fresh spinach tear or coarsely chop the spinach leaves and stir them to the pan of green onions and toss just until a little wilted. Frozen spinach would only require a good squeeze to remove all the liquid- I use a ricer for this and it works great!
• Add the onions and spinach to the rice mixture and taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper if needed.
• Spoon into an 8x8 or 9x9 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray and sprinkle with bread crumbs if desired.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a little brown on top.
• Enjoy!

BAKED FISH AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place half fish in greased baking dish. Cover with 4 slices cheese.
• Top with another layer of fish and cheese. Sprinkle with thyme and parsley.
• Saute onions in oil over medium heat.
• Remove onions from heat and add flour, salt and pepper. Return to heat and add milk. Stir over medium heat until thick. Pour over fish. Bake 20-30.

RICE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Toss rice with 1 cup cheese.
• Spoon into buttered baking dish; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Meanwhile, melt butter, stir in curry powder, add bread crumbs, and brown lightly.
• Remove rice from oven.
• Sprinkle with curried crumbs.

WILD WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute green pepper and onion in 1 tablespoon butter until crisp-tender; set aside., In a large saucepan, bring the water, rice and remaining butter to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in the chicken, soup, green beans, water chestnuts, carrot, mayonnaise and green pepper mixture., Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until heated through.

BROCCOLI & RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 In a large fry pan, melt butter.
• Add onion and garlic and cook for 1 min over med heat.
• Add thyme, rice, and flour, stirring for 1 minute Pour in chicken broth, stir and bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute Remove from heat.
• Stir in broccoli, milk and parm cheese.
• Mix well and pour into a buttered 6 cup casserole dish.
• Cover and bake for 35 min or until tender.
• Meanwhile, to make crumb topping, toss together all ingredients and set aside.
• Remove casserole from oven, stir in lemon zest and sprinkle with crumb topping.
• Broil for 1 to 2 min until golden.

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.

SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°., In a large bowl, combine the crab, shrimp, celery, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and pimientos. In a small bowl, whisk mayonnaise, milk, pepper and Worcestershire sauce; stir into seafood mixture. Stir in rice., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with the dry bread crumbs. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 40-50 minutes.

WILD RICE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms in butter until slightly soft.
• Toss in wild rice and cheese.
• Spoon into buttered 2-quart casserole dish.
• Cover and bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 more minutes.