Unique Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas: Wild Rice Stuffing Recipe

A delicious three mushroom and wild rice stuffing recipe perfect for any holiday meal, such as Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas dinner.

Makes about 2 lbs.

INGREDIENTS:

5 oz. wild rice

2 oz. unsalted butter

8 oz. mushrooms, shittake, oyster and portabello, finely sliced

1 onion, finely chopped

1 elephant garlic clove, finely crushed

1 celery stick, finely chopped

3 tbsp. chestnut puree

6 oz. pork sausage meat

1/2 tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped

1/4 tsp. fresh sage, finely chopped

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper

METHOD:

Cook wild rice according to package instructions. Melt butter in a pan. Add mushroom slices, onion, garlic and celery. Cook for 4 minutes. Stir constantly. Set aside until needed.

Drain rice and set aside. Using a food processor, add mushroom mixture, chestnut puree, sausage meat, parsley, sage, salt and black pepper. Blend until roughly mixed, about 3 minutes, but not pureed. Remove and put in mixing bowl.

Add rice to mixing bowl and using a wooden spoon, mix rice into mushroom mixture. Use to stuff a turkey or goose, or cook for 1 hour when needed at 350 F (180 C) in a greased shallow ovenproof dish.



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