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Beef with Brown & Wild Rice (vegetarian directions included)

Source of Recipe


Shanny



List of Ingredients



• 1 lb. ground beef
  
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
  
• 1 or 2 ribs celery, diced
  
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
  
• 1/2 cup cooked wild rice
  
• 1 can bean sprouts, drained & rinsed
  
• 1 can water chestnuts, drained, rinsed & sliced
  
• handful of sliced almonds
  
• handful of pumpkin seeds (hulled)
  
• 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  
• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  
• 1 to 1½ cups chow mein noodles
  






Instructions



1. Brown the beef in large cast iron skillet, adding onion, celery & mushrooms as it cooks. Drain off any excess grease. Mix in remaining ingredients, except chow mein noodles.
   
   
2. Top with chow mein noodles and bake at 350° about 20-30 minutes, until bubbly. Or spoon into large baking dish and top with chow mein noodles. Bake at 350° about 20-30 minutes or until bubbly.
   
   
3. Note: Use low-sodium soy sauce if possible; regular soy sauce can make it too salty.
   
   
4. Another note: I cook the brown rice & wild rice together, since they need about the same length of time to cook.
   
   
5. And one more note: To make a vegetarian dish, use edamame instead of ground beef; just pop the little green soybeans out of their pods & add them to the casserole just before topping & baking. It makes a very pretty dish.
   
   






Final Comments


If your skillet isn't big enough, use a dutch oven or some other larger kettle with higher sides.