Tater Tot and Wild Rice Hot Dish Casserole
By: Zomppa
Published: Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 6:26am

Ingredients




1 cup of prepared wild rice (see instructions below)
1 pound of ground turkey
1/2 pound of turkey sausage
1 can of chicken broth
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
2 chopped celery stalks
1/2 chopped white onion
1 bag large of tater tots
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)

Preparation

1 Wash the wild rice thoroughly to eliminate any chaff 2 In a pot, soften the rice (less than 2 parts water, 1 part rice), bringing rice to a boil for 5 minutes, then simmering on low-medium for 20 minutes (You don’t want the rice to have split yet or to be mushy in consistency, so watch it carefully) 3 Brown the meats, drain grease 4 Brown the celery and onion (I use a little of the grease from the sausage) 5 Combine the meats, celery and onion, rice, chicken broth, cream of mushroom and pour into a casserole dish (You’re going to want about an inch and half depth of casserole, so make sure it’s a big dish) 6 Bake covered at 350 for 1 ½ hours 7 Remove from oven, top with tater tots and bake for another 30 minutes, covered 8 Remove from oven and add mozzarella and bake uncovered for 10 minutes

About


Ojibwe tradition of harvesting wild rice and two recipes to make everyone go wild! http://tinyurl.com/2v4w5bk