Wild Rice With Bacon

Derf's Note:

Wonderful side dish with anything.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 6 slices bacon, crisp cooked, break into pieces
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 2 -3 green onions, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Melt butter in 10 inch frypan (non-stick) over medium heat.
2. Cook wild rice, mushrooms and onions in butter about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
3. Stir in water, salt and pepper.
4. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally, reduce heat.
5. Cover and simmer 40 to 50 minutes or until rice is tender, drain if necessary.
6. Stir in bacon pieces.

Reviews

[mabers]

I suspected this might be a little too bland for our taste, so I added some beef granules to the water. Glad I did.....it added some extra flavour. I will definitely make it again.

[Paulette]

This was really quite good. I cooked the bacon in the microwave to save time, so it was relatively easy to prepare. I think this dish would compliment any entree.

[Chef #664639]

I added some beef broth as well. Had some fun with it and added celery and stewed diced tomatoes as well.