Wild rice in beer+

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsWild rice
1canBeer (12 oz.)
6slicesBacon
1smallOnion, chopped
1canBeef broth
1canCream of mushroom soup

Directions

Soak wild rice in beer overnight. In skillet, fry bacon. Remove bacon; crumble. Saute onion in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Combine drained rice, beef broth, mushroom soup, crumbled bacon and sauteed onion. Pour into buttered 2 quart casserole. Cover. Bake at 350 degree oven for one hour. Uncover. Bake for 30 minutes.

If you want less fat, just use less bacon. Don't eliminate it because it adds real flavor.

From this morning's newspaper. Recipe credited to J.J. Peet from Monticello, MN. Typos by Mary Riemerman Submitted By MARY RIEMERMAN On 03-15-95